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Recent Examples of nestor Even worse, newcomer Nestor Cortes lasted only two starts before joining the walking wounded. Tony Blengino, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025 The names in the 2025 hurricane season are Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dexter, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Imelda, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van, and Wendy, according to the National Hurricane Center. Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2025 Scott was referring to the Yankees’ December deal with the Brewers that sent Williams to New York and Nestor Cortes and Caleb Durbin to Milwaukee. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025 List of 2025 hurricane names Andrea Barry Chantal Dexter Erin Fernand Gabrielle Humberto Imelda Jerry Karen Lorenzo Melissa Nestor Olga Pablo Rebekah Sebastien Tanya Van Wendy The list is one of six that are rotated every year, meaning this list was last used in 2019 and will be used again in 2031. / Cbs News, CBS News, 1 June 2025 The names for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season are Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dexter, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Imelda, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, Melissa, Nestor, Olga, Pablo, Rebekah, Sebastien, Tanya, Van and Wendy. Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025 The Yankees also moved on from Gleyber Torres, Anthony Rizzo, Alex Verdugo and Nestor Cortes, who all played large – if not necessarily successful – parts in the 2024 World Series. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025 Along with Aniston, 56, and Witherspoon, 49, Mark Duplass (Chip Black), Billy Crudup (Cory Ellison), Karen Pittman (Mia Jordan) and Greta Lee (Stella Bak) return for season 4, as well as Nicole Beharie (Christina Hunter) and Nestor Carbonell (Yanko Flores). Julia Moore, People.com, 28 May 2025 Returning stars include Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, Greta Lee, Nicole Beharie — and fan-favorite Jon Hamm. Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestor
Noun
  • The argument that Trump has violated the 10th Amendment is a clever subversion of a line of thinking that has traditionally been backed by conservative judges, said Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the UC Berkeley School of Law.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • Pesticides are unique among chemicals, though, says Melissa Perry, an environmental epidemiologist and dean of George Mason’s College of Public Health.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • Columnist Steve Lopez asks: If people taking care of our elders get deported, will anyone take their place?
    Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2025
  • Every day of inaction is an act of aggression against the system that protects our elders from poverty and indignity.
    Teresa Ghilarducci, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
Noun
  • Alex Caruso, one of the team’s veterans, was a bench guy, until he was tasked with defending Nikola Jokić during the Thunder’s series against the Denver Nuggets, and did about as good a job as anyone has ever done of shutting Jokić down.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
  • Twenty-two a day has been a call-to-action statistic, although the most recent data from the 2024 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report (using 2022 numbers) puts it at 17.6 veterans committing suicide per day, which is significantly higher than among non-veteran adults.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025

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“Nestor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestor. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.

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