1
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
Your field guide says that in this species the female builds the nest by herself.
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Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Both options give you a cozy nest in which to snooze and are available in every color, style, and price point.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2025
Paddington will feel like two families are better than one, Mary will stare down the oncoming existential crisis of the empty nest, nobody will feel like the country of Peru has been insulted, the bad guys get their comeuppance and the good guys save the day.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Turtles likely remember magnetic conditioning for a much longer duration, Goforth noted, since most loggerheads leave their nesting beach as hatchlings and return around 20 years later to lay their first nest.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
Both options give you a cozy nest in which to snooze and are available in every color, style, and price point.
—Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2025
Paddington will feel like two families are better than one, Mary will stare down the oncoming existential crisis of the empty nest, nobody will feel like the country of Peru has been insulted, the bad guys get their comeuppance and the good guys save the day.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2025
Turtles likely remember magnetic conditioning for a much longer duration, Goforth noted, since most loggerheads leave their nesting beach as hatchlings and return around 20 years later to lay their first nest.
—Julianna Bragg, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
Noun
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With Ryan Hartman suspended for another four games, the centers left on the Wild roster include Marco Rossi, Freddy Gaudreau, Marat Khusnutdinov and Devin Shore.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The big picture: The center offers low-cost (and sometimes free) exercise and recreation opportunities, including an indoor olympic swimming pool and the region's only year-round ice rink.—
Alex Golden,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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Your Neko rig falling near or hopping into that ambush zone signifies the easy meal that will pull the bass a few feet away from their hideout and trick them into biting.—
Derek Horner,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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For a real hideout, duck into the Kaminzimmer, an intimate fireplace room with low lighting and cozy sofas.—
Melinda Newman,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Others blend in with the design of car seats or perhaps a nursery.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
25 Feb. 2025
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Anand and her team work with clients across the United States on residential, commercial, and hospitality design projects of various sizes, from creating a nursery fit for a princess to reimagining the interiors of a 7,000-square-foot contemporary residence.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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The story is rife with twists and turns and Austin Powers–like villains, including an eyepatch-wearing former Nazi who lives in a lair at the top of a mountain.—
Andrea Duncan-Mao,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2025
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People really do it every December when his Christmas album comes out of its lair.—
Julie Jordan,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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McLaren is an author, popular blogger, frequent guest on television, radio, and news media programs, and has taught or lectured at many seminaries, denominational, and interfaith gatherings.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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The little yellow ashram has a small meditation garden, a Hindu seminary and a residential monastery.—
Kira Wakeam,
NPR,
31 Jan. 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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More Deebo Samuel news: 49ers Send Star WR Deebo Samuel to Commanders in Blockbuster Trade Samuel will take his talents to the nation's capital and look to take the Commanders to the next level after an excellent year for the young Washington team.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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Small-caps — which Fidelity defines as companies with market values between $300 million and $2 billion — typically have fewer financial resources, limited access to capital, and often rely heavily on debt.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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“Nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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