seminaries

noun

Definition of seminariesnext
plural of seminary
1
as in schools
a place or establishment for teaching and learning a seminary exclusively for women

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2
as in centers
a place or environment that favors the development of something some claimed that orphanages were seminaries of sin and petty crime, turning out juvenile delinquents by the score

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  1. academies
  2. nurseries
  3. nests
Noun
  • While athletes are able to accept NIL deals with different branches of the military, players from service academies aren’t allowed to accept NIL deals because they are considered federal government employees.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Music academies are being created.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of academies
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  • The mission will search the universe for signs of water and organic molecules – the ingredients of life – at disks around stars where new planets could be forming and in stellar nurseries.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Now, those nurseries are threatened by increasingly stronger storms.
    Luena Rodriguez-Feo Vileira, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of nurseries
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  • Some plant seeds provide material for nests, too.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
  • For live individuals that were captured, entomologists tied tiny trackers onto their bellies using dental floss to suss out the location of their nests.
    Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of nests
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