Thesaurus results for NESTS

nests

noun

plural of nest

as in centers

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 hideouts

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 nests Defending nests is not a behavior such as is done by social wasps and hornets. —

Pamm Cooper, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026 Carpenter bees tunnel into wood to create nests, which can lead to costly structural damage over time. —

Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 9 May 2026 NestWatch discourages watering planters containing nests because this can lower the temperature of the eggs. —

Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026 Key to the monitoring program is identifying the area’s active nests, tracking breeding success and chick development, and ensuring the nests aren’t disturbed by the public. —

Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 8 May 2026 Snow Petrels spit out the oil in front of their nests, primarily to ward off predators with its smell and stickiness. —

Hannah Richter, Scientific American, 7 May 2026 Enlist Professional Help Unfortunately, birds sometimes build their nests in chimneys or mailboxes, or near busy doorways that just aren’t safe for baby birds. —

Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025 The turtles emerged from eight to 10 different nests from Bald Head Island, North Carolina. —

Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025 Squirrel nests serve not only as resting spots but also as safe spaces for raising young, according to a September 2021 article by Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control. —

Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

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Still, much of the public conversations around education centers on test scores and older students, leaving early childhood largely out of the discussion.

— Tina Dello Russo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2026
Soriano and Pawlowski have been two of the leaders who have protested the location of any Amazon data centers at 61st Avenue and Colorado Street.

— Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026