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  • past participle of nest.
  • past tense form of nest.
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nested

[nes-tid] / ˈnɛs tɪd /


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Having nested together for eight years, Jackie and Shadow raised numerous chicks and bonded by restoring their nest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026

The reserve has an osprey platform to attract the raptors and the adults who have nested there are also believed to be first-time parents.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Watch for clues when the storyline we’re watching becomes its own nested narrative.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Now, a group of the birds have nested at an industrial estate near Guildford, with the hope they will rear chicks in the coming years.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

It seemed the pixies had nested in my chimney, and now that they were waking, the whole cottage had become one big, swarming pixie nest.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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