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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
Most nests have just one entrance.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Parents sipping hot chocolate and savoring their still-full nests and all of this taking place in America’s newest state-of-the-art football stadium.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
The aggressive insects build their nests beneath the ground in open areas including yards, fields, gardens and pastures, O’Connor Pest Control said.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Carpenter ants excavate wood from windowsills and other areas to build their nests.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
How many bald eagle nests does Pittsburgh have?
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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
There were nine nests, each holding as many as five birds.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
Parents sipping hot chocolate and savoring their still-full nests and all of this taking place in America’s newest state-of-the-art football stadium.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
The aggressive insects build their nests beneath the ground in open areas including yards, fields, gardens and pastures, O’Connor Pest Control said.
—Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 27 May 2026
Carpenter ants excavate wood from windowsills and other areas to build their nests.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
How many bald eagle nests does Pittsburgh have?
—Finch Walker, USA Today, 18 May 2026
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
There were nine nests, each holding as many as five birds.
—Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nests
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The company has benefited from the buildout of AI infrastructure as data centers demand greater networking capacity to move information between increasingly powerful computing clusters.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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SoftBank’s initial investment plans to deliver data centers in Dunkirk, Bosquel and Bouchain.—
Benoit Berthelot,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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One of the regional officials said strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2026
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One of the regional officials said strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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However, since clay is nutrient-rich, Jones recommends mixing it with ground soil found at retail nurseries.—
Yolanda Harris,
AJC.com,
28 May 2026
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Floodplains act like productive nurseries, providing a food-rich habitat where young fish can grow rapidly before migrating to the sea.—
Eric Palkovacs,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.—
Jordyn Tovey,
The Conversation,
22 May 2026
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Big cities are hotbeds of outsourcing.—
Elaine Pofeldt,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The politically powerful ultra-Orthodox parties have won exemptions for their followers to forgo military service and instead study in religious seminaries, but those exemptions are under threat.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Orthodox schools, a figure that does not include haredi Orthodox teenagers studying in yeshivot and seminaries not included in government data.—
Grace Gilson,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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These incidents have many travelers asking if cruises are breeding grounds for illnesses and germs?—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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