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as in centers
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 hideouts
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 nests
Exactly 150 years ago, scientists first discovered that leaf-cutter ants were cultivating gardens of fungi inside their nests, feeding the fungi bits of leaves and in turn eating the tips of the fungal webs.
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Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The ants needed the fungus, however, and so sheltered the fungus in their nests and fed it materials like leaves so that their food might grow.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
These tiny insects harvest leaves and bring them back to their underground nests to cultivate a specific type of fungus.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Heavy rain and standing water likely destroyed the insects' nests underground and in trees.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Researchers located ten nests and monitored them closely to determine when the hatchlings were ready to emerge.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Don't place it on top of dune plants, turtle nests, storm debris or construction debris.
—Kristen Hinman, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Kate Golembiewski, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
The ants needed the fungus, however, and so sheltered the fungus in their nests and fed it materials like leaves so that their food might grow.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
These tiny insects harvest leaves and bring them back to their underground nests to cultivate a specific type of fungus.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
Heavy rain and standing water likely destroyed the insects' nests underground and in trees.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 3 Oct. 2024
Researchers located ten nests and monitored them closely to determine when the hatchlings were ready to emerge.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2024
Don't place it on top of dune plants, turtle nests, storm debris or construction debris.
—Kristen Hinman, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Nests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nests. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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