as in deposits
a sum of money set aside for a particular purpose
paid for the computer out of his nest egg
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Recent Examples of nest eggs
But investors shouldn’t bet their nest eggs on this trade continuing to hold up in the new year, according to Amy Arnott, portfolio strategist at Morningstar.
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Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
This approach could ease worries about nest eggs by extending income across a longer stretch.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 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
The collapsing housing market accompanying this crash significantly reduced the value of our interviewees’ nest eggs at a time when they were already financially taxed.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 29 Dec. 2025
This approach could ease worries about nest eggs by extending income across a longer stretch.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 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
The collapsing housing market accompanying this crash significantly reduced the value of our interviewees’ nest eggs at a time when they were already financially taxed.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest eggs
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Tokenized assets, programmable deposits, and cross-border digital services introduce tremendous efficiencies, but only for companies prepared to manage the new operational realities.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The largely frozen island is also known for an abundance of untapped raw materials, from oil and gas reserves to critical mineral deposits and a treasure trove of rare earth elements.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
22 Jan. 2026
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Marine Le Pen faces potential disqualification from the 2027 presidential election after a March 2025 conviction for embezzling EU funds—a 5-year ban from public office unless overturned on appeal.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Cities that are satisfied with the service that DART provides could choose to forgo the 25% return and let the transit agency use the funds.—
Lilly Kersh,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Jan. 2026
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The rising costs of food and overhead trickle down to the menu, making dining out a trickier enterprise, especially at a time when home budgets are shrinking.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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But High School Musical’s ratings smash made the movie franchisable and sellable — something far more common for the films given the budgets and attention warranted by a theatrical release.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Nest eggs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest%20eggs. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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