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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
The baby falcon stayed perched on the south side of City Hall for hours, according to the city, as passersby attempted to guide her back to the nest and her mother.
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Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
There is an active osprey nest in the middle of the parking lot.
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Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2026
Later in the song, a nest of dinosaur eggs is ready to hatch.
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Parents,
5 June 2026
On March 13, a strong snowstorm dumped up to two feet of snow and battered the nest with strong winds.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for nest
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
18 June 2026
There is an active osprey nest in the middle of the parking lot.
—
Carl R. Gold,
Baltimore Sun,
18 June 2026
Later in the song, a nest of dinosaur eggs is ready to hatch.
—
Parents,
5 June 2026
On March 13, a strong snowstorm dumped up to two feet of snow and battered the nest with strong winds.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
4 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for nest
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
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The story begins with the historic building designed by Edward Durrell Stone in the 1960s as the World Trade Center, with a cruciform plan that nodded to the four corners of the compass and New Orleans’ place as a center of international commerce.
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All that was missing from the game was a rusty shiv in the center circle.
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One&Only One Za’abeel is the brand’s first foray into urban resorts, swapping sand for a skyscraper vibe—and more city hideouts are on the cards.
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Tree will remain standing Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham, in central England, is the traditional hideout of Robin Hood, a legendary outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor, while living in the forest to evade his nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham.
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The infant plants are sourced from local nurseries, and the planting itself is done by humans at this point.
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In 2019, as Scientific American reported at the time, researchers discovered that some poison frog dads may travel as far as 400 meters (or about a quarter of a mile) in an apparent search for ideal nursery grounds.
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On yet another stage, a set acting as a Detroit basement is decorated with bathtubs and grimy plastic curtains made to look like the lair of a vampire group called the Fang Gang.
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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).
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Stracke, who's also a mom to son James, 19, and daughter Porter, 24, revealed that her eldest son intends to enter a seminary and join the priesthood.
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The former seminary's crypt now houses the Wine Grotto.
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The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.
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To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.
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Images of the Venezuelan capital taken late yesterday show panic and destruction from the impact of twin earthquakes.
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Opponents argue agencies could avoid some of the service cuts officials have warned about by pausing capital improvement projects, including extensions.
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“Nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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