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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
Professionals use cameras to see every nook and cranny, checking for damage, nests, or buildup.
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Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
The animals head closer to the banks to spawn, and make sure to defend their nests, the outlet stated.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Clusters were the most common arrangement, representing more than 42% of the nests, the researchers said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
First, the nests were more compartmentalized and less interconnected.
—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
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
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2025
The animals head closer to the banks to spawn, and make sure to defend their nests, the outlet stated.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Nip that sentiment in the bud by taking them out the following August for a few days of hauling fertilizer, picking rocks, wrestling farm implements, and driving tractors over unseen wasp nests.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025
Clusters were the most common arrangement, representing more than 42% of the nests, the researchers said.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2025
First, the nests were more compartmentalized and less interconnected.
—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
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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The organization's dogs don't just support New Yorkers on marathon day; New York Therapy Animals' fluffy volunteers spread smiles across the city's hospitals, healthcare facilities, day centers, and assisted living facilities.—
Kelli Bender,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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This funding freeze forced rape crisis centers to fire critical staff.—
Gwen Moore,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 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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Climate change and shifting prey Climate patterns like El Niño are altering the range of white sharks, pushing nurseries closer to the Gulf of California.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Mail-order nurseries typically ship bare-root gooseberries and currants for spring planting.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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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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The ivory tower is losing luster by the second, after campuses around the country proved to be hotbeds of antisemitism, grade inflation has spiked rather than dissipated, and outrageous tuitions fund outlandish administrative salaries.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The armed forces are not often seen as hotbeds of creativity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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At the heart of the unrest is a long-standing exemption that allows ultra-Orthodox men who study full-time in religious seminaries to avoid military service — a policy that many Israelis view as deeply unfair.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Before the ban, police in Punjab raided the house of the TLP's leader, Saad Rizvi, and the government sealed mosques and seminaries associated with the party.—
NPR,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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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 5 Nov. 2025.
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