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Featuring a screenplay by Anderson and Roman Coppola, the offbeat comedy follows the story of European businessman Zsa-zsa Korda (Del Toro) and his only daughter and sole heir, a nun named Sister Liesel (Threapleton), who are each being targeted by assassins and schemers.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Its black shawl is like a nun’s cowl; its lens is level with her breasts.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Two of the pope’s aunts — sisters of his mother Mildred Prevost — were nuns.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
In tow is his heir, a novice nun called Leisl (Mia Threapleton), who’s out to save his soul, and bumbling tutor Bjorn (Michael Cera), along for the ride with his employer and his crush.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Its black shawl is like a nun’s cowl; its lens is level with her breasts.
—Max Norman, New Yorker, 13 June 2025
Two of the pope’s aunts — sisters of his mother Mildred Prevost — were nuns.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025
In tow is his heir, a novice nun called Leisl (Mia Threapleton), who’s out to save his soul, and bumbling tutor Bjorn (Michael Cera), along for the ride with his employer and his crush.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nun
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Hildegard von Bingen, a Benedictine abbess and eventual saint, lived in the Middle Ages, when women’s lives were severely restricted.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 June 2025
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The 12th-century abbess, composer, philosopher, and visionary becomes a thrilling subject when backed by modular synths, Ukrainian folk singing, and high medieval music.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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The ceremony, where Tucker and Hudgens exchanged personalized vows, was officiated by former monk Jay Shetty.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
4 July 2025
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The Trappist monk Thomas Merton describes a similar experience on the streets of Louisville, Kentucky, on a rare occasion when leaving his cloistered monastery.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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In response, the diocese said in a statement that the Holy See has acted toward healing the Arlington Carmel and the nuns in the community and not simply the former prioress and her former councilors.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2024
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Matrix by Lauren Groff Currents of violence and devotion coalesce around Marie de France, a 17-year-old sent to be the new prioress of a 12th-century English abbey.—
Mia Barzilay Freund,
Vogue,
29 Mar. 2024
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One of the exciting new discoveries includes new information regarding Babylonian women–many were priestesses.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
2 July 2025
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The title mixed action-game elements with tower defense and real-time strategy to create a memorable experience as the swordsman Soh escorts the priestess Yoshiro through a mountain tainted with evil spirits.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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Prevost, 69, is the first Augustinian friar to become pope, the Vatican News reported.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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Then came the Reformation, a revolution brought on by a onetime friar named Martin Luther.—
Spencer Strub,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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This makes these spots good for young anglers and novices as well as those with mobility challenges.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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Two pilots in uniform greeted us and put all of us novice fliers at ease, giving us a rundown about the safety measures between cracking jokes.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
24 June 2025
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The 26-year-old sister of NHL player Johnny Gaudreau and AHL player Matthew Gaudreau married her high school sweetheart Devin Joyce in Philadelphia on Friday, July 11, the couple announced in an Instagram post.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Lawsuits between Erin Spohr and her sister, Adrienne Spohr, allege money played a role in the June 2021 deadly shooting.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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In the medieval church, women’s roles were limited – usually some form of enclosure and celibacy, such as becoming an anchoress walled up alone for life, or a nun in a classic convent.—
Joelle Rollo-Koster,
The Conversation,
25 Feb. 2025
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Louise, a former anchoress, is her humble, tyrannical maid.—
Hervé Guibert,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Nov. 2024
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“Nun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nun. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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