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
  • The birds use calls and behaviors that help direct people toward wild bees’ nests, while humans respond with their own vocal signals during the search.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
  • Grab your garden hose and flood the ants out of their nests.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Earlier this month, residents of Monterey Park voted overwhelmingly to ban data centers, making the San Gabriel Valley city the first in the nation to do so by public vote.
    Katie King, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026
  • Authorities said the operation used call centers to steer patients toward medically unnecessary orthopedic braces.
    Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 20 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
  • Although several players moved around as kids, their hometowns are concentrated in some American soccer hotbeds — especially in the Northeast.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Microblogging and social networking platforms like Tumblr and MySpace became hotbeds for advice on disordered eating.
    Jordyn Tovey, The Conversation, 22 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
  • The paper notes that police sent officers to schools and nurseries where the artist’s children may have been in attendance.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
  • Look for this gardening gem at nurseries, home-and-garden centers, and big-box stores.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
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“Nidi.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nidi. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.

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