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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
While alive and alert, the duo weren’t quite out of harm’s way yet—their nest was slowly sinking into the water with them in tow.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
Ants also take violet seeds to their young at the nest.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Sunny, who is approximately seven weeks old, and Gizmo will take their first flight away from the nest in a few weeks, LAist reported.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
That means sea turtle nests need to be marked before any seaweed cleanups can begin in Miami Beach, considered a crucial nesting habitat for loggerhead, green and leatherback sea turtles.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2025
Ants also take violet seeds to their young at the nest.
—Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
Sunny, who is approximately seven weeks old, and Gizmo will take their first flight away from the nest in a few weeks, LAist reported.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
That means sea turtle nests need to be marked before any seaweed cleanups can begin in Miami Beach, considered a crucial nesting habitat for loggerhead, green and leatherback sea turtles.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
Noun
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Installing new modern hardware and software for all air traffic facilities to create a common platform system throughout towers, TRACONs and centers.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The pair’s latest dispute centers on deep disagreements over whether to focus on slashing property taxes or sales taxes.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
8 May 2025
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Based on a true story, a father and son in a warzone hospital face life-or-death choices as their hideout becomes increasingly compromised.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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When Joe secures an isolated, off-the-grid lake house as their temporary hideout, Bronte realizes time is running out.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Located in Oak Park, a quiet neighborhood in Chicago, the residence was originally quite modest with a primary bedroom, nursery, and work space.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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Across the lavish grounds are two guest houses, a tennis court atop a parking structure, a swimming pool, a nursery, and a nine-hole golf course.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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Gene Hackman’s Lex Luthor is an evil mad scientist with plans for destruction and domination, armed with Kryptonite and a subterranean lair shared.—
Mark Hughes,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Uth Duna, an eel-like leviathan, hits like a truck and moves erratically within its watery lair.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
11 Feb. 2025
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During his enrollment in the seminary, Ratzinger was drafted into World War II, putting his theological teachings on hold.—
Gabriele Regalbuto,
FOXNews.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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What was once an old seminary is now one of the most beautiful hotels in the city.—
Lori Keong,
Architectural Digest,
11 Apr. 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
Noun
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The home is in the central part of the state about 70 miles west of Lincoln, the state capital.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The fixture list added further intrigue to that race, Atalanta facing Roma on Monday evening while Juve headed to the Italian capital on Saturday evening to take on a Lazio side that was on a six-game unbeaten run.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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