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
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  • The other major historical attraction is Orongo, a stone village perched on the rim of the Rano Kau volcano, which served as the ceremonial center for religious festivals dedicated to the creator god Makemake.
    — Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • He was often criticized for heavy-handed tactics that became as central to his image as mayor as the white sombrero always perched on his head.
    — Megan Janetsky, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of perched
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  • The shooter then fired a second shot, which hit the left pocket of the man’s shorts and lodged into his cellphone, according to the affidavit.
    — Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
  • One tale from Windy City Ghosts goes that a few nights after the dagger was removed from wherever it was lodged in the basement, an employee, possibly a bouncer, went down the basement.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of lodged
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  • Punter Brunno Reus was only needed twice, but both his punts were under 35 yards and landed out of bounds in Arkansas territory.
    — PJ Green November 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Press Taylor wasn’t positive what was up and then found out the Bears indeed had landed Simmons.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of landed
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  • Their best chance to win the game came with the football nestled inside the 5-yard line for four tries, with three of those tries from the 1.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The Animal Protection headquarters were right downtown, only a couple of blocks from their building, nestled innocuously beside a Western-wear shop on whose roof a massive neon boot rotated slowly against the dark.
    — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of nestled
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  • Instead, Club name Intel positioned its PC business as a casualty of high memory prices, the same week as SK Hynix said high-bandwidth memory shortage will last until 2030 , effectively taking it out of the running for multiple years.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The officer positioned themself ahead of the vehicle and deployed tire deflation devices, disabling the vehicle’s front driver’s-side tire, according to police.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026
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