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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
The variety of sizes means each bowl perfectly nests within one another for easy organization in your cabinets.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Travel routes were longer, which made the nests less efficient but helped insulate healthy ants from infected ones.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The birds recently seen in the Bay Area are concentrated in nests throughout Central California.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Their eggs were also considered a delicacy and dug up from their nests on beaches.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Archaeologists in Spain recently published findings revealing the remarkable contents of bearded vultures' nests – including traces of the Middle Ages.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In Spain, researchers studied a dozen bearded vulture nests between 2008 and 2014.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
Travel routes were longer, which made the nests less efficient but helped insulate healthy ants from infected ones.
—NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
The birds recently seen in the Bay Area are concentrated in nests throughout Central California.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025
Their eggs were also considered a delicacy and dug up from their nests on beaches.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
Archaeologists in Spain recently published findings revealing the remarkable contents of bearded vultures' nests – including traces of the Middle Ages.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2025
In Spain, researchers studied a dozen bearded vulture nests between 2008 and 2014.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nests
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His first business ventures were reportedly an internet café and gaming centers in the provincial capital Fuzhou.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Southeastern Wisconsin has become the latest hot spot for some of the largest tech companies – Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle – to spend billions on build data centers to further artificial intelligence programming.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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If this were true, Solomon would learn all of this elder’s secret hideouts and survival tricks, resulting in a formidable pair for any hunter to take on.—
Jim Tschetter,
Outdoor Life,
27 Aug. 2025
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According to the Old Farmers Almanac, however, the moon’s name actually refers to the worm-like beetle larvae that come out from winter hideouts, such as thawing tree bark, during this time of year.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Mar. 2025
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But most of us know them as houseplants, and according to a 1982 University of Florida research paper, Sansevieria has been grown in commercial nurseries in the state to supply the houseplant trade since at least the 1920s.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Oct. 2025
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That act was repeated across Texas many times every day in mid-fall by nurseries and landscape contractors.—
Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hospitals and orphanages are often thought of as hotbeds for paranormal activity, but there’s more to this history than that.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
8 Oct. 2025
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One such label includes Seventh Avenue Brand, which is based in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the nation’s formative hotbeds of creativity.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
26 Aug. 2025
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At the same time, neo-traditionalist Catholic groups—with their own parishes and seminaries—will continue on a different course from the rest of the church.—
Massimo Faggioli,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Oct. 2018
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Miller argues that universities are breeding grounds for ideological intolerance, laying blame on Marxist ideas.—
Mitch Picasso , Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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How To Remove Mold from Shower Head Shower heads are breeding grounds for mold because of the constant moisture, humidity, and minerals that are found in some water supplies.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Nests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nests. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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