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Barred owls are quite territorial and are generally considered cavity nesters.
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Arrau turtles are communal nesters; females come together and lay their eggs on the same beach.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Andie MacDowell is living the empty-nester life, and it's come with ups and downs.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Widow and empty-nester Regina Johnston (Catherine Bell) and fiancé Nelson King (James Denton) navigate the challenges of selling Regina's family home for a fresh start in Florida.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
Arrau turtles are communal nesters; females come together and lay their eggs on the same beach.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Andie MacDowell is living the empty-nester life, and it's come with ups and downs.
—Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
Widow and empty-nester Regina Johnston (Catherine Bell) and fiancé Nelson King (James Denton) navigate the challenges of selling Regina's family home for a fresh start in Florida.
—Nicole Briese, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nester
homesteader
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Of two Montana homesteaders at war over a gate installed on a private road, one is a nerd culture YouTuber who directs his fans’ ire toward the ever-present thorn in his side.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2026
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Farmer Wants a Wife is back for a fourth season, with a new crop of handsome homesteaders who are hoping to finally harvest their happily ever after.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Nester.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nester. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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