nidi

variants or niduses
plural of nidus
as in nests
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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Noun
  • Ensuring your porch is unwelcoming by relocating bird baths or feeders and trimming nearby trees can prevent birds from making nests.
    Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
  • According to the Georgia Department of Agriculture, early detection and removal of these nests is key to stopping the development of larger secondary nests later in the season.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Noun
  • Where to donate blood or platelets Here are the permanent American Red Cross blood and platelet donation centers in the Sacramento area, but the organization also hosts blood drives throughout the region.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • General Atomics already operates the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, one of the leading magnetic-fusion research centers in the United States.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 13 June 2026
Noun
  • These incidents have many travelers asking if cruises are breeding grounds for illnesses and germs?
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 May 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.
    Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 May 2026
  • Big cities are hotbeds of outsourcing.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Noun
  • Permanent chancellor search One of Santiago’s key focuses is appointing a permanent chancellor.
    Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2026
  • One of the main focuses of support for the campaign is to endow staff positions.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 12 June 2026
Noun
  • Look for this gardening gem at nurseries, home-and-garden centers, and big-box stores.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • Some of the galaxy's most spectacular stellar nurseries resemble giant cosmic wagon wheels, with spoke-like structures that scientists say were sculpted by shockwaves from stellar explosions and powerful stellar winds.
    Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 1 June 2026
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“Nidi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nidi. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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