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nest

noun

ˈnest

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 Watch a sunset or a bird build its nest, listen to nature sounds around you or feel a breeze against your face. —

Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 The South Asian American ethnic sub-genre also stands out for its take on family relations, which contrast with the typical narratives about heroines who fly the nest and learn to live independently. —

H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025 The female will deposit eggs outside of the body, usually near the bottom of a body of water or in a nest built out of rocks and other sediment. —

Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 8 Jan. 2025 During the Korean War, Private First Class Wataru Nakamura demonstrated extraordinary valor, dismantling an enemy machine gun nest and reclaiming several bunkers. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for nest

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Miller has pivoted between center and wing more recently, so there’s the potential for some interchange there.

— Arthur Staple, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
These centers manage air traffic for some of the nation's busiest airports—Newark, J.F.K., and LaGuardia—which collectively handled 1.2 million flights last year.

— Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025