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as in perched
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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as in lodged
to establish or place comfortably or snugly
a gang of friends had roosted themselves around the ski lodge's massive fireplace
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Recent Examples of roosted
Once the colony grew, the birds roosted in a derelict military barracks nearby, later returning to the pine forest when the facility was renovated.
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Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.
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Dennis Zhou,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
Exposure often happens during activities like remodeling old buildings or clearing areas where birds have roosted.
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Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Dec. 2025
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Two lovers embraced in a curtained room, while a white peacock roosted on a ledge.
—
Dennis Zhou,
New Yorker,
12 Dec. 2025
Exposure often happens during activities like remodeling old buildings or clearing areas where birds have roosted.
—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
9 Dec. 2025
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Le Tigrr Ermitage is the insider's pick—a hybrid Asian restaurant, cocktail bar, lounge, and club perched on the hill above Place des Lices, in the grounds of the historic Hôtel Ermitage.
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McGinley photographed models cavorting naked (always naked) through sand dunes in the Mojave Desert and pine forests in Vermont, in a frigid ice cave in upstate New York and perched above a rushing waterfall in Tennessee.
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On June 3, Walden went to the hospital, where a CT scan revealed the metal bristle had become lodged in his bowel and had begun puncturing his intestine.
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On a hike in 2005, Flod came across a truck tire lodged between two boulders in Malibu Creek.
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The plane landed upright in the water and was being towed back to a dock, the FDNY said.
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Rafael Devers hit two homers, the latter being a 463-foot shot that landed in the upper deck.
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The event was a collaboration between Farm Party and the Solano Canyon Community Garden, which operates the 5-acre space nestled in Elysian Park.
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Morocco, which has the best shot of any CAF team of making a mid-July run, is very likely on a collision course with Mbappé’s crew, while four African teams are nestled in Argentina’s section of the bracket.
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What could’ve happened had a ball been squared up, an outfielder been positioned differently or an umpire’s call flipped?
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The Explorer, positioned between the Edge and Expedition, is Ford’s best-selling sport utility vehicle.
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“Roosted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roosted. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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