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as in perching
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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as in nestling
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 roosting
Eucalyptus, Monterey pine, and Monterey cypress trees are common homes for roosting monarchs, as those tree species provide adequate shelter from weather and predators.
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Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
The county said construction for the park would not take place within 200 feet of roosting sites for the bat, but provided no evidence to support that as a proper buffer, adding another inadequacy to the environmental review, Bacal said.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Exclusion is the most effective means of keeping bats from roosting in your house.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Though no condors were roosting near the Grand Canyon area wildfires, the Peregrine Fund evacuated three captive condors in their facilities to a safe location.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Here, the wide, shallow channels are perfect for roosting birds, while the surrounding cornfields provide a post-harvest buffet, allowing the cranes to fatten up for the long journey to their breeding grounds in the northern stretches of the United States, Canada, and even Siberia.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
If the permit is granted, the gulls' eggs can only be exterminated during roosting season between mid-May and mid-June.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The birds were roosting — settling in to sleep — in trees surrounding the Pyramid, including eucalyptus trees along Washington Street and in the park’s 50-year-old towering redwoods.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2024
Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
The county said construction for the park would not take place within 200 feet of roosting sites for the bat, but provided no evidence to support that as a proper buffer, adding another inadequacy to the environmental review, Bacal said.
—Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
Exclusion is the most effective means of keeping bats from roosting in your house.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
Though no condors were roosting near the Grand Canyon area wildfires, the Peregrine Fund evacuated three captive condors in their facilities to a safe location.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Here, the wide, shallow channels are perfect for roosting birds, while the surrounding cornfields provide a post-harvest buffet, allowing the cranes to fatten up for the long journey to their breeding grounds in the northern stretches of the United States, Canada, and even Siberia.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
If the permit is granted, the gulls' eggs can only be exterminated during roosting season between mid-May and mid-June.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The birds were roosting — settling in to sleep — in trees surrounding the Pyramid, including eucalyptus trees along Washington Street and in the park’s 50-year-old towering redwoods.
—Culture Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roosting
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Chickens are a common sight in the Yuba-Sutter region — wandering neighborhoods, perching in trees, and sometimes causing a little trouble.—
Kayla Moeller,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Under New York law, climbing a traffic-light pole or perching on its crossbars is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both.—
Antonio Ferme,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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Game by game, San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama is nestling himself into historical statistical company alongside some of the most vaunted NBA names ever.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
19 May 2026
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In one clip, Fever can be seen taking the Festiva up a parking garage ramp and nestling it between a Jeep and a sports car.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2026
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Thomas got a good jump and ran toward the wall in right field, timing his jump perfectly before catching the ball and landing his back flat on the top of the wall.—
Sean Campbell,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
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The Way Home wrapped its fourth and final season with several splashes, from viewers' tears landing on their shirts to Kat and Alice's last leap into the pond.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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Fairmont Kea Lani Wailea, Maui, Hawaii With 413 one-bedroom suites and 37 two- and three-bedroom two-story villas, Fairmont Kea Lani offers lodging options for families of all sizes.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
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The mild weather draws visitors, and lodging prices tend to rise accordingly.—
Tamara Gane,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
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Nadella is talking his own book — Microsoft has no frontier model of its own and, in the middle of a messy uncoupling from OpenAI, is positioning itself as the enabler of the learning loop rather than the model underneath.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 June 2026
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The Historyverse project will be produced through Galleri5, Collective Studios’s in-house AI storytelling studio, with the company positioning emerging technology as a complement to the source material’s narrative and philosophical core rather than a departure from it.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 June 2026
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Try to keep parking clear in front of your home so that workers are less likely to park elsewhere.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Roosting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roosting. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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