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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments
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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation
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Recent Examples of nest
In early April, a falcon named Vixen – who was raised in a nest in Minneapolis – began nesting in a crevice on the second floor of Aurora City Hall.
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Cape Lookout reports park biologists found the first sea turtle nest of the season on April 30.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2026
Hikers will look for evidence like burrows, nests and tracks of tarantulas, toads, scorpions, glowworms and other nighttime creatures.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The falcon’s nest box is livestreamed through the DNR’s FalconCam.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
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Todd Feurer, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Cape Lookout reports park biologists found the first sea turtle nest of the season on April 30.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 5 May 2026
Hikers will look for evidence like burrows, nests and tracks of tarantulas, toads, scorpions, glowworms and other nighttime creatures.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
The falcon’s nest box is livestreamed through the DNR’s FalconCam.
—Kathryn Kovalenko, Twin Cities, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
Noun
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At that time, around 200 public hospitals, along with federally qualified health centers, were eligible for 340B pricing.—
Dené K. Dryden,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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During the next three weeks, mobile internet was impeded or shut off in the center of Moscow.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Those of you who remember the romantic rowing scene from The Notebook, or the haunting swamp hideout for Revolutionary hero Francis Marion in Mel Gibson’s The Patriot, have already previewed this singular locale.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Speakeasies round out a spirited evening—most notably Hell or High Water, a cozy hideout beneath Whiskey Row where craft cocktails and an extensive bourbon list set the tone for late-night revelry.—
Hillary Richard,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2026
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The law will ban the planting, selling and distribution of the trees starting in 2028 to give nurseries and planters time to eliminate them from their inventories.—
Jerry Wu,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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After all, that tree will outgrow its nursery pot soon enough and eventually tower over you.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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The set feels less like a ’90s living room than a cozy villain’s lair, warm but volatile (and easily set ablaze).—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2026
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Dane Lafrey’s magnificent, multi-level design makes maximum use of the Palace’s cavernous stage to create a lair to die for.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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Zaragoza had dropped out of seminary to join the army but was refused admission.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
4 May 2026
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Yeshivat Maharat, the first Orthodox seminary to ordain women as rabbis, is in New York.—
Michal Raucher,
The Conversation,
30 Apr. 2026
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The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.—
Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
30 Nov. 2020
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To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.—
Rebecca Kreston,
Discover Magazine,
24 Mar. 2017
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The Boston Fleet and Ottawa Charge had six nights off between Games 1 and 2 of their series, with Game 2 taking place Friday night in Canada’s capital.—
Theodore Tollefson,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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Christopher Cann Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said in a public address that a strike on the Lebanese capital of Beirut killed a high-ranking Hezbollah commander.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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“Nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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