Thesaurus results for NESTS

nests

noun

plural of nest

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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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 Times staff writer Corinne Purtill wrote that biologists and cheloniophiles barely had time to celebrate before realizing that these nests were at risk of being destroyed by incoming storm surges and high tides. — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Their most obvious use was as sniper nests for shooting the ostriches. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 Tarantula hawk wasp nests One of the primary triggers for tarantula hawk wasp aggression is encroachment into its territory. — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026 An insecticide dust, which comes in a squeeze bottle, is another option for stubborn nests. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2026 The survey documented 101 osprey nests, including 37 active breeding nests. — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Godwit couples maintain large territories, establishing nests far from other godwits. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 While some wasp nests appear hanging on trees or the side of a building, most wasps actually nest underground. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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In Congo, where the outbreak has spread to seven provinces, responders have faced attacks on health teams, misinformation about the virus, a failure by locals to report symptoms and rebel violence that has limited access to treatment centers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Much of the discussion surrounding this week’s game centers around how the Georgia defense will go about defending Alabama quarterback Keelon Russell.

— Connor Riley, AJC.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of centers

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The strikes targeted militant hideouts at two locations, with initial reports indicating 22 militants had been killed, Pakistan's Ministry of Information said.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
The conflicting statements came just days after Pakistani fighter jets struck sites in eastern Afghanistan that Islamabad said were militant hideouts, an escalation between Kabul and Islamabad that threatens mediation efforts by regional powers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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With a Scott Dunn kids’ club that’s slicker than most London nurseries, the tribes here fluctuate with the school term timetable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Both hardy mums and florist mums appear at local nurseries for fall displays.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of nurseries

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Some large bulls may retreat to lairs and hang out by themselves, remaining there as long as there is adequate food and water.

— Jim Zumbo, Outdoor Life, 10 Sep. 2026
These involve raiding the lairs of hoodlum rivals, then singlehandedly dissuading them from competition.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025

Definition of lairs

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That’s quite a claim from a man who oversees one of the world’s most prolific hotbeds of anti-vaccine conspiracism.

— Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026
However, Canada’s success at the World Cup could lead to even more interest in soccer in traditional hockey hotbeds.

— Shelby Blackley, New York Times, 4 July 2026

Definition of hotbeds

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While the 28-year-old hit 19 homers and stole 41 bases, his 98 wRC+ ranked 14th among qualified second basemen.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
To cover other basic bases, this laptop rocks a standard 60Hz refresh rate, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage, which is typical for a laptop at this price point.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of bases

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The earnings test applies to thousands of programs at schools ranging from professional certificates to arts programs at elite universities and seminaries.

— Ira Porter, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026
He is also believed to have furthered his religious studies in seminaries around Quetta and Kuchlak in Balochistan.

— Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of seminaries

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These incidents have many travelers asking if cruises are breeding grounds for illnesses and germs?

— Nathan Diller, USA Today, 11 May 2026
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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