as in nest
a place or environment that favors the development of something
a type of contact lens that proved to be a nidus of infection
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Recent Examples of nidus
The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.
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Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017
Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.
—Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nidus
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But active nests like those the Tennis Club’s newest residents made cannot be removed or relocated.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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As the waterways are taken over by this single plant species, less and less habitat is available for our native wildlife to nest, eat, and breed.—
Peg Aloi,
The Spruce,
5 Apr. 2026
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Rising electricity rates have been a fault line in recent campaigns, especially as enormous data centers are built to power artificial intelligence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hager, who worked at three ARC centers during the span of nearly a decade, said those kinds of groups that ARC billed for were the standard and forging group notes was common.—
Alex Acquisto,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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However, many Ag Reserve landowners still orient their lifestyles around agriculture through farms, nurseries and equestrians operators.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Rosenbaum family has been growing and selling plants from their nursery for 50 years.—
Tracy Trobridge,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Apr. 2026
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Even as China remains one of Iran’s biggest diplomatic allies, President Xi Jinping’s support for the Islamic Republic is being constrained by a vast trail of Chinese capital across the Gulf.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
10 Apr. 2026
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The capital murder trial of Tanner Horner entered its second day on Wednesday, and the jury watched several hours of video showing law enforcement interrogation of Horner and the discovery of 7-year-old Athena Strand’s body.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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Months before the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer, New Jersey is already becoming a hotbed for short-term home rentals.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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For the kickoff of the 20-date Land of Hope & Dreams Tour – fittingly taking place in Minneapolis, a recent hotbed of political uprising – the first two songs of the set will stream for free on Springsteen’s YouTube channel.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Nidus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nidus. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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