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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 the chickens coming home to roost doesn’t stop there.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Here, the wide, shallow channels are perfect for roosting birds, while the surrounding cornfields provide a post-harvest buffet, allowing the cranes to fatten up for the long journey to their breeding grounds in the northern stretches of the United States, Canada, and even Siberia.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
If the permit is granted, the gulls' eggs can only be exterminated during roosting season between mid-May and mid-June.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
By comparison, Shari Redstone was never able to execute any strategic sale of Paramount assets before the media chickens came to roost.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Here, the wide, shallow channels are perfect for roosting birds, while the surrounding cornfields provide a post-harvest buffet, allowing the cranes to fatten up for the long journey to their breeding grounds in the northern stretches of the United States, Canada, and even Siberia.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
If the permit is granted, the gulls' eggs can only be exterminated during roosting season between mid-May and mid-June.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
By comparison, Shari Redstone was never able to execute any strategic sale of Paramount assets before the media chickens came to roost.
—Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roost
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Founded in 1982, The property features 18 rooms, seven cabins, a spa, dining porch and wine cellar on 250 acres perched on a nearly mile-high ridgeline with mist-shrouded, forever views of the rolling hills.—
Suzanne Wright,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, noticed the black-and-white cat perched on the bottom of a shopping cart outside Target on October 4.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The former Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) lodged an immigration detainer against Khathavong at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Philadelphia a month after his conviction.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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But Netflix and Amazon Prime Video have also lodged an appeal to the France’s Council of State over windowing rules which force them to wait 15 to 17 months to access films after their theatrical release.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Other features of the database will be landing pages for master schedules for individual schools, rosters and schedules for individual teams and a page displaying recent scores throughout the state.—
Jack Murray,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Denegal landed on his right shoulder when he was tackled following a 17-yard run.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Next, Kat nestles a plastic headpiece shaped like a bighorn sheep rack onto me.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the quiet village of Mount Prospect, nestled just northwest of Chicago’s city limits, residents were sheltering from the cold and rain on a sleepy Sunday afternoon watching TV, scrolling through social media and enjoying midday coffee at home.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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Once at the stadium though, Arrowhead staff told them to park at a satellite lot and wait for an American Disabilities Act bus to take them to an entrance, according to Nieder’s video documenting his experience.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
30 Oct. 2025
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Materials such as these will continue to be directed towards more highways, more buildings, and more and more housing to accommodate both the people who flock Miami to escape their woes elsewhere and those who use it as a place to park their money.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Chaar’s company has positioned itself at the heart of this transformation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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The team hopes continued support will position the university as a key player in this emerging field and help meet the nation’s growing energy needs.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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