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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
Birds are outfitting their nests with cigarette butts.
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Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
What’s driving the surge Life transitions in your 40s and 50s — empty nests, divorce, career pivots or simply reclaiming personal freedom — are sparking the desire to travel solo.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
In backyards across the Bay Area, routine spring trimming can turn cozy nests into ground-level emergencies.
—Itay Hod, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Researchers believe the ancient environment helped preserve the nests.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Money-minded Venus conjoins aching Chiron in your 4th House of Domesticity, feathering their nests as an example to you.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
The plant’s seeds are distributed by ants during the process of transporting the seeds back to their nests.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
South Florida parks are aflutter with all kinds of feathery vertebrates building nests.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
During a remodel in the 1990s, nests were removed from overhangs and the swallows did not return to the mission.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
What’s driving the surge Life transitions in your 40s and 50s — empty nests, divorce, career pivots or simply reclaiming personal freedom — are sparking the desire to travel solo.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
In backyards across the Bay Area, routine spring trimming can turn cozy nests into ground-level emergencies.
—Itay Hod, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
Researchers believe the ancient environment helped preserve the nests.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Money-minded Venus conjoins aching Chiron in your 4th House of Domesticity, feathering their nests as an example to you.
—Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
The plant’s seeds are distributed by ants during the process of transporting the seeds back to their nests.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026
South Florida parks are aflutter with all kinds of feathery vertebrates building nests.
—Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
During a remodel in the 1990s, nests were removed from overhangs and the swallows did not return to the mission.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nests
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As gardeners head to their local garden centers early in the growing season, many seek organically sound amendments and treatments to support their vegetable gardens.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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Iran struck Amazon Web Services data centers in the Middle East in early March, causing outages in a number of apps and digital services in the United Arab Emirates.—
Luke Fountain,Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2026
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There was no immediate comment from Pakistan, which repeatedly has said its military only targets Afghan posts and militant hideouts.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Frontiers are already porous here, crossed by smuggling routes, refugee trails and militant hideouts.—
Mihir Sharma,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Adding the right fertilizer to your soil can make a major difference in growth and root strength—and garage sales, Facebook Marketplace, and plant nurseries are great places to buy unwanted bags for less.—
Nishaa Sharma,
The Spruce,
4 Apr. 2026
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Though big-box plant stores and global retailers have threatened to price out small nurseries in the area, Johnson said Talini’s serves a niche purpose for gardeners that has helped protect it.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Twenty-six of the schools who’ve produced more than Carroll are located in the California or Florida hotbeds.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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The early-season tournaments or invitationals, such as Clearwater two weeks ago or the gem of this past week, the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, are hotbeds for shocking upsets and surprising — and sometimes uncharacteristic — early-season thrillers.—
Molly Keshin,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Taylor grew up evangelical and got a master’s from Fuller Theological Seminary, at the time one of the country’s most prominent evangelical seminaries.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Most of them reside and run seminaries in the holy cities of Qom in Iran and Najaf in Iraq.—
Eric Lob,
The Conversation,
5 Mar. 2026
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Apocalypse movies are breeding grounds for unlikely posses, and this Australian zom-com from writer-director Abe Forsythe is no exception.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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Shower heads are breeding grounds for mold because of the constant moisture, humidity, and minerals that are found in some water supplies.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
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Now the tomatoes are heirloom from hothouses, and unfortunately, my tomato slices were mushy.—
Louisa Kung Liu Chu,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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These hothouses draw an inexhaustible supply of idealistic pilgrims who’ve chosen to forego more stable and remunerative career paths in pursuit of the high-wire act that is a meaningful creative life.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Nests.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nests. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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