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as in center
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 hideout
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 nest
My main criticism would be that anyone reading the response might not be cognizant of the hornet’s nest underlying the question.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
As the sun crept below the Wildflower Center's Savanna Meadow, Gerty the German shorthaired pointer was hard at work, following the scent of bee nests hidden throughout a field.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Paul pushes his longtime charge Raymond (Neil Flynn) out of the nest, leaving him to focus on his Parkinson’s prognosis and budding romance with neurologist Julie (Wendie Malick).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Why would a mother bird make any sound that could attract predators to the nest?
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
As the sun crept below the Wildflower Center's Savanna Meadow, Gerty the German shorthaired pointer was hard at work, following the scent of bee nests hidden throughout a field.
—Nicole Cobler, Axios, 22 Oct. 2024
Paul pushes his longtime charge Raymond (Neil Flynn) out of the nest, leaving him to focus on his Parkinson’s prognosis and budding romance with neurologist Julie (Wendie Malick).
—Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2024
Why would a mother bird make any sound that could attract predators to the nest?
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nest
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European Wax Center continues to focus on maintaining its brand position and ensuring consistent service delivery across its network of centers.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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And after having watched their team get beaten 5-0, many Maccabi fans made their way back to their hotels and the city center.Henry Austin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The hideouts are intended to give a little bit of normalcy to troops very close to the front lines.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Back at their hideout, the two women hang out not just without costumes, but without pants, and like all the best shipping fanfiction, there’s Only One Bed.Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
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Offshore is one of the world’s largest underwater nurseries that use mineral accretion technology, or MAT, a weak electrical current that causes limestone to collect on frames, which encourages coral to grow up to three times faster.Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
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Karen worked as a nurse, while Geoff was a fitter While Liam was growing up in Wolverhampton, Karen worked as a nursery nurse, and Geoff was a fitter, someone who puts together or installs machinery.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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All who enter the rear lair get the first-class treatment with heat and massage functions and two power-adjustable recliner seats.Josh Max, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Another rebooted tradition: the cast signing the lair, which Gomez and Henrie helped instruct the new actors on during their first days on the set.Julia MacCary, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
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At the Illinois seminary, Listecki was Grob's professor for a moral theology class.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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Established last year, Nazareth is described by the diocese as Arizona’s first full-fledged Catholic seminary.Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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To deliberately collapse and compress a lobe of lung, and with it, its nidus of festering infection.Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 24 Mar. 2017
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The indisputably desirable goal of supporting walking, biking and bus-riding around an Uptown nidus was severely wounded.Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 30 Nov. 2020
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Israel has repeatedly battered strongholds of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Maintenance projects are currently already funded through the city’s general fund, and capital improvement plans are reported to the City Council after going through the planning department, making the current charter section unnecessary.Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Nest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nest. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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