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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
ancient Greece is often cited as the nursery of democracy
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as in preschool
a school for children who are generally less than five years old
are asking parents not to bring their children to the nursery if they have the flu virus
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Recent Examples of nursery
That’s back when the DNR tree nursery distributed a lot of autumn olives and black locusts, Martinson said.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
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The compact yet efficient humidifier is the ideal size for bedrooms, nurseries, and home offices, effectively moisturizing rooms up to 200 square feet.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Most local nurseries pot up their rose plants for sale.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Purchase bare root roses from a reputable nursery to ensure quality.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
Pure Enrichment Cool Mist Humidifier, $25 with coupon $40 $25 at Amazon
The compact yet efficient humidifier is the ideal size for bedrooms, nurseries, and home offices, effectively moisturizing rooms up to 200 square feet.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025
Most local nurseries pot up their rose plants for sale.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2025
Purchase bare root roses from a reputable nursery to ensure quality.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursery
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The center, founded by MarySue Lindsay, a teacher and principal for 20 years, will start its standard hours and operations Tuesday, Feb. 18.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Most garden centers sell succulent or cactus potting mix blends.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2025
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Our grandmother taught at the preschool there for 17 years.—
The Editors of AD,
Architectural Digest,
7 Feb. 2025
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The shocking video, which was shared by ABC 7, shows an employee at the Homewood preschool dragging Grayson, the eldest of Forte’s two sons, toward a trash can by a wall and placing him inside of it.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Turtles likely remember magnetic conditioning for a much longer duration, Goforth noted, since most loggerheads leave their nesting beach as hatchlings and return around 20 years later to lay their first nest.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
12 Feb. 2025
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His son, John, 18, and daughter, Elizabeth, quickly returned to the nest.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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But to the Pakistani government and Western counterterrorism officials, the religious seminaries known as madrasas also represent a potential threat.—
Zia ur-Rehman,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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In fact, after four decades of revolutionary fervor, the regime’s power centers, notably the military-security establishment and seminaries, are radicalizing rather than moderating.—
Kian Tajbakhsh,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Mar. 2019
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White set his comedic hothouse noir at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii, and, as season one grew in popularity, the public got behind it: the hotel-as-total-set worked brilliantly.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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Schrader imbues the film with entertaining hothouse sleaze, infecting just about every inch of the frame with an eerie, sensual energy.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Nursery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursery. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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