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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 advantage of using tubes for nests is that they can be cleaned annually, a procedure needed to prevent bee pathogens from entering your bee hotel.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025
While no wasps were found on the nest, the individual insects would have significantly lower levels of contamination.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Regarding the radioactive wasp nest, three additional nests have since been discovered at the site, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Mice and rats reproduce quickly and may be looking for the next cozy nest.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 2 Aug. 2025
While no wasps were found on the nest, the individual insects would have significantly lower levels of contamination.
—James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Regarding the radioactive wasp nest, three additional nests have since been discovered at the site, The New York Times reported on Saturday.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Mice and rats reproduce quickly and may be looking for the next cozy nest.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
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Two Michigan government buildings ranked as some of the ugliest in the nation, with Flint's municipal center — a National Register of Historic places nominee — topping the list of ugly buildings.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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The center back was activated off the Season Ending Injury List on Friday.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
24 Aug. 2025
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The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe in Rancho Santa Fe, California A high-design hideout in the country’s ritziest zip code, there’s many ways to enjoy a leisurely afternoon at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Port Royal is Jamaica's second World Heritage Site, with the first being the Blue and John Crow Mountains, a rugged and forested area in the country's east, which served as a refuge and hideout for people fleeing slavery.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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Many moms-to-be look forward to deciding what to dress their newborn baby in and how to decorate the nursery.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Aug. 2025
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Why the higher price may not be necessary: Local adaptation: Sometimes a plant grown by a small local nursery (unbranded) will actually perform better, since it’s been propagated and grown under your region’s conditions.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
23 Aug. 2025
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Now, the Wyoming Health Department is trying to contact all guests who stayed in a block of rooms under the bat's lair.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
13 Aug. 2025
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And where is home now that the secret lair is no more?—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 July 2025
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The future pontiff lived in the house full time until going off to a Michigan seminary for high school in 1969.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
15 July 2025
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The seminary’s faculty and students reportedly signed statements declaring their intent to propagate the decree.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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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 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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The 12th-century castle was commissioned by William the Conqueror, and more than 900 Norman artifacts have been loaned by the British Museum to create its first medieval gallery outside of the UK capital.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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Federal troops are patrolling the National Mall and neighborhoods across Washington while President Donald Trump’s administration exerts extraordinary power over law enforcement in the nation’s capital.—
John Seewer,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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