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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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as in to lodge
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace
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Recent Examples of roost
By comparison, Shari Redstone was never able to execute any strategic sale of Paramount assets before the media chickens came to roost.
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The chickens have a strange way of coming home to roost on The Chi.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Getting permission on a field here will be really tough (maybe impossible), however Haugen says that there are good opportunities for freelance hunting in rivers and sloughs throughout the valley, where ducks roost and loaf.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
At some point, this is where the ideal of the campaign, the promises made in the campaign, actually come home to roost.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 24 July 2025
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Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
The chickens have a strange way of coming home to roost on The Chi.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025
Getting permission on a field here will be really tough (maybe impossible), however Haugen says that there are good opportunities for freelance hunting in rivers and sloughs throughout the valley, where ducks roost and loaf.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2025
At some point, this is where the ideal of the campaign, the promises made in the campaign, actually come home to roost.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 24 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roost
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Eleven days later, Sharon received a message through the Love Lost chat from a neighbor who spotted a cat perched on a roof near a vet's office.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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His reflective blue shades were perched atop a baseball cap, obscuring much of his face.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Israel will publish the list of the prisoners — and victims of their attacks have 24 hours to lodge objections.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The visitors bureau receives most of its revenue from taxes on lodging places and restaurants, which totaled close to $19 million in 2024.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Oct. 2025
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Projected by some pundits to land higher in the draft, the 6-foot-7 big man’s fall was the Hornets’ gain.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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For the third time in a row, the booster will not return to the launch site, instead landing in the Gulf of Mexico, now renamed the Gulf of America, as SpaceX attempts to push its performance beyond what has been attempted.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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There are no direction markers, no information board to explain that here, nestled between an air-conditioner repair shop and a gaming cafe, lies one of Brazilian football’s holy sites.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Enchantment Resort is an upscale oasis nestled in the canyon.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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Parking is $10 and members park free.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Oct. 2025
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That said, the Switch Witch is not welcome to park her broom anywhere near my house.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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As the ecosystem grows, ChatGPT is positioned to become a central hub for both daily tasks and leisure.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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Frisch noted that the backdrop for the digital asset ecosystem looks very positive, with Gemini positioned well to capture growth and share gains given its smaller scale versus larger peers.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roost. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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