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roosted

verb

past tense of roost
1
as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air pigeons flying home to roost on the roof

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2
as in lodged
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 roosted Once the colony grew, the birds roosted in a derelict military barracks nearby, later returning to the pine forest when the facility was renovated. — Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 14 May 2026 Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge. — Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025 Exposure often happens during activities like remodeling old buildings or clearing areas where birds have roosted. — Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roosted
  1. perched
  2. lodged
  3. landed
  4. nestled
  5. positioned
Verb
  • During the summer, they can be seen by the hundreds perched atop telephone wires near the shore, the organization says.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Rooms There’s a range of accommodations here, from cozy poolside rooms to the two-bedroom Tuscany Suite perched above the grounds.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of perched
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  • At the scene Friday night, a gray electric Citi Bike could be seen lodged beneath the wheels of a truck belonging to Badger Daylighting, a company specializing in hydrovac excavation whose NYC headquarters are located in the Bronx.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Aerial footage of the crash showed the SUV lodged into the middle of the Metro bus.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lodged
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  • In the fifth round, the champion landed a powerful right-hand punch that knocked Pantoja down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Ruffy successfully defended Tsarukyan’s early takedown attempts, but the Armenian changed levels late in the round before switching to an elbow that landed flush.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of landed
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  • But today the school, nestled into a community of new single-family homes just a stone’s throw from Walt Disney World, has about 550 students — putting it just above the 65% mark.
    — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The bookshop is nestled along the Farmington River in an old post and beam mill building.
    — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of nestled
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  • Jonathan Skolnik positioned himself at the corner of the model nearest lower Manhattan and began tracing his family's history across the five boroughs as his son, Tosha, listened intently.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In the near future, these platforms are positioned to break through as the gateway to the internet — and information — to billions of people across the world.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of positioned

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“Roosted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roosted. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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