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as in to perch
to come to rest after descending from the air
pigeons flying home to roost on the roof
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as in to lodge
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 roost
But as the spending boom waned, some retailers saw problems with their businesses come home to roost.
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Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Flames encroached on the trees where butterflies roosted and, while the tree grove remains standing but singed, the status of butterflies is unclear.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Sightings of unusual bat behavior, such as flying or roosting during the winter months, should be reported to help wildlife officials track the fungus spread.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
From the two private docks, a tiny gothic church, spotless as a snowdrop, could be seen roosting atop a nearby hill.
—Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2025
Flames encroached on the trees where butterflies roosted and, while the tree grove remains standing but singed, the status of butterflies is unclear.
—Anton Sorokin, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Sightings of unusual bat behavior, such as flying or roosting during the winter months, should be reported to help wildlife officials track the fungus spread.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2024
From the two private docks, a tiny gothic church, spotless as a snowdrop, could be seen roosting atop a nearby hill.
—Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roost
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Picture a structure taller than Seattle’s Space Needle perched sideways in the clouds—a horizontal skyscraper: only in Dubai.—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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And perched high above it all, at 444 East 52nd Street, is a penthouse that once served as a sanctuary for two of America’s most celebrated writers: Dorothy Parker and F. Scott Fitzgerald.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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According to Chief Joseph Ranch’s website, the cabin was built in 1916 and was used as lodging for the ranch’s staff.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Archaeologists uncovered two iron spearheads, one of which was found lodged in a hip bone.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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That’s quite a strong performance for the series, which had already landed among the top three launches in Paramount+ history, alongside Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 and Landman — all of which have been major hits for producers Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Paramount+’s 1923 landed at No. 3 with 833 million minutes viewed/12 available episodes, followed by Netflix’s Love Is Blind (749 million minutes/110 episodes) and Netflix’s Beauty in Black (733 million minutes/16 episodes).—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Conley said a search party of 70 people combed a green belt nestled in the middle of housing developments off the highway, a short distance from the Executive Inn & Suites, where Martinez was last seen in August.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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The local restaurant, nestled in the Ballantyne neighborhood, also serves pastas, sandwiches, wings, homemade desserts and more.—
Chyna Blackmon,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2025
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The incident happened near 10 O Street in South Boston, where the vehicle was parked by the curb.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Electric vehicles parked in the Hangzhou section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.—
Zeyi Yang,
Wired News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Ambitious Democrats are positioning themselves to seek their party’s 2028 presidential nomination.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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At that point, the quartet was adjusting to life after Syd Barrett, the frontman whose songs had positioned his group as one of England’s preeminent psychedelic bands before his erratic behavior prompted Pink Floyd to fire him.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Roost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roost. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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