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as in center
a place or environment that favors the development of something
suspected that the elite private universities were a nest of antigovernment sentiments
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as in hideout
a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others
headed back to her cozy nest in the mountains for a little rest and relaxation
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Recent Examples of nest
The nest overlooks Big Bear Lake, which is about a 95-mile drive northeast from Los Angeles.
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Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Only about 40 percent of the nests will see successful hatching and fledging, which causes the robin population to completely turn over in six years.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Hughes found George in the garden of her home in Wales after a storm blew down his nest.
—Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Whenever the other eagles in the aviary came near his rock and its nest, Murphy would scream and charge at them, the sanctuary wrote.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Helena Wegner, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Only about 40 percent of the nests will see successful hatching and fledging, which causes the robin population to completely turn over in six years.
—Joan Morris, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025
Hughes found George in the garden of her home in Wales after a storm blew down his nest.
—Alexandra Alter, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Whenever the other eagles in the aviary came near his rock and its nest, Murphy would scream and charge at them, the sanctuary wrote.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
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The former Los Angeles Sparks center had Lauren after joining the Los Angeles Sparks and was candid about the challenges of being a mother and professional athlete.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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This is a small fraction of the power needed to support data centers.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Fun fact: Lazlo's steam tunnel hideout, accessible through Mitch's closet, is an elaborate homage to Leonardo da Vinci.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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From $163 per night. BOOK NOW Perks: Patio, on-site washer and dryer, sound system, crib, Wi-Fi Quetzalcoatl’s Nest isn’t the hideout of the eponymous Aztec god, but a jaw-dropping complex of apartments in a private park 15 miles outside Mexico City.—
Tim Nelson,
Architectural Digest,
31 Mar. 2025
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The typical Mediterranean household would probably rely on a steady supply of plants available today in most nurseries including cumin, caraway, dill and mint.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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The nursery is currently growing 4,000 seedlings for four more community plots, each an acre or two in size.—
Laura Mallonee,
Wired News,
12 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps by taking the critter back to its lair at the heart of the island, the girl will be able to reconcile the comforts of home with the call of the wild.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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What if the bar took the form of a gothic medieval lair meets rock-and-roll club?—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
16 Jan. 2025
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It’s headed by Rabbi Avi Weiss and Rabba Sara Hurwitz, the founders of liberal Orthodox seminaries in New York City.—
Asaf Elia-Shalev,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2025
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Born in Poland in 1920, Karol Józef Wojtyła attended clandestine seminaries and frequented groups of intellectuals who met in secret to discuss ways of undermining Communism from within.—
Yvonnick Denoël,
airmail.news,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.—
Rebecca Kreston,
Discover Magazine,
24 Mar. 2017
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The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.—
Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
30 Nov. 2020
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The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had dominated the capital for most of the war, with the Sudanese army forced to set up a wartime hub at Port Sudan on the Red Sea coast.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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However, to attract an influx of capital to pay for all the improvements that Hartford urgently needs – in urban development, education, housing, and more – the city must first be able to keep, attract and retain talented, ambitious individuals.—
Nikos Mohammadi,
Hartford Courant,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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