as in greenhouse
a glass-enclosed building for growing plants the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids

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Recent Examples of conservatory One of the area’s latest listings is Nightingale, a $63 million mansion built like a modern conservatory. Emma Reynolds, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025 Founded in 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson using National Endowment for the Arts funding, the AFI’s conservatory for patronless strivers eventually was validated by Lynch’s originality. Armond White, National Review, 17 Jan. 2025 Another fundamental factor is the expansion of the pipeline from middle and high school jazz programs to universities and conservatories via initiatives like the 14th annual JazzGirls Day, a free Berkeley High School event on March 8 open to all 10- to 14-year-old girls. Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025 Engineering work in the bowels of the Barbican, four stories below the conservatory, is also urgently needed. George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for conservatory

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“Conservatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conservatory. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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