as in nest
a place or environment that favors the development of something
a type of contact lens that proved to be a nidus of infection
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Recent Examples of nidus
To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017
The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.
—Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017
The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.
—Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nidus
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One possible explanation for this is that an obvious reaction might draw attention to their nests and leave their eggs more at risk of predation.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 June 2025
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The property offers a range of options, including tent campsites, beds within wooden nests, 16 yurts, a tiny house, and 2 domed Autonomous Tents.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
16 June 2025
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The shifting narratives reflect the anxiety of Angelenos amid ICE raids targeting immigrants at Home Depots, churches and retail centers.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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Four detainees have escaped from a federal immigration detention center in New Jersey, which has been the center of protests since its opening in May and where both a sitting congresswoman and Newark’s mayor have been arrested.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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Already larger plants had been identified for salvage and stored in the park’s nursery during construction.—
Caron Golden,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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The other half of the day was with the nursery staff, which was also tank cleaning, but also feeding animals and working with more juvenile invertebrates.—
Nicole Gregory,
Oc Register,
9 June 2025
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Advertisement Iran’s fate will, and should, be written by Iranians—not in foreign capitals or closed rooms, but on their own streets, with their own voices, and through their own struggle.—
Nazanin Boniadi,
Time,
17 June 2025
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The strikes wounded at least 177 others in the Ukrainian capital, according to officials.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
17 June 2025
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But BDCs invest in dozens if not hundreds of small businesses: not exactly a hotbed of stability and reliability.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Recruitment ‘hotbeds’ Over the past year, NPD has been invited to job fairs never before on its radar, Arres said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Nidus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nidus. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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