nest egg

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Recent Examples of nest egg Saving early and consistently continues to be helpful for building a retirement nest egg. Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025 In Hawaii and New York, residents are projected to have higher than average retirement incomes, but higher than average expenses or longer lifespans due to things like diets and access to health care may mean those nest eggs won’t last long enough. Roxana Popescu, Mercury News, 29 Aug. 2025 Later in episode 10, Peggy wants to invest her portion of her nest egg in a wild pig-hunting business in order to clear Redcorn’s farm of invasive feral hogs. Jake Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025 These funds usually start with higher allocations to stocks, but as investors approach retirement, exposure becomes more conservative to protect the nest egg. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nest egg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest egg
Noun
  • The main channel of the Amazon River constantly erodes existing land and deposits new earth.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Suzuki argued that Japan had enough uranium deposits at home and overseas to build the bomb.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Their philanthropy touches all 12 of the university’s schools and colleges, as well as the university’s libraries, student affairs, athletics and various funds across campus.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The federal government allocated funds for SNAP and WIC's October operations in September.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The move comes months after the Coast Guard requested a $50 million budget increase, reportedly in an effort to replace Noem's aging jet with a new long-range Gulfstream V jet.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • That conversational access to the fine print not only saves keystrokes, but also reduces miscommunication, which is often the silent culprit behind change-order disputes and blown budgets.
    Jon Stojan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Nest egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20egg. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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