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nooks

noun

plural of nook

as in alcoves

a hollowed-out space in a wall books filled every nook in the literature professor's house

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Recent Examples of nooks This annual festival is a love letter to the nooks and crannies of Iceland’s design scene. — Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026 Snakes are ectothermic and rely on outside heat to regulate their body temperature, so a dark, warm engine bay makes an appealing shelter — and offers plenty of nooks to hide from predators. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 Storage shelves, recycling, boxes of holiday decor, old rags, birdseed, and garden and yard tools stored in the garage provide nooks and crannies where mice can satisfy their hunger, hide, and stay warm. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026 Hall nooks have video screens so small student groups can work with teachers on projects. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 In a video recently posted on social media, AMNH Exhibition Maintenance Janet Spiller uses a backpack vacuum with fiber pole attachments to clean all of the nooks and crannies inside the exhibit. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2026 All this is best observed from one of the home’s many outdoor nooks. — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026 The nooks, with their plush seating and fluffy pillows, have books stacked on either end. — Jaha Nailah Avery, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 But each room is packed with nooks and crannies and knickknacks to click around on, investigate, and learn about, so there’s almost always something to dig into. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 1 Aug. 2026

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They were inspired by the Curtain of Courage Memorial outside the San Bernardino County Government Center — 14 bronze alcoves, each curved like a protective wall and dedicated to one of the victims.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Set in alcoves, these structures included single-room storage units for food, all the way up to 150-room villages, such as Cliff Palace, which once housed about 100 people.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

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That intersection is at the four corners border of Romulus, Westland, Dearborn Heights and Taylor.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
The object also reveals how cosmopolitan the Qianlong court was, which, like the Mughal court in India, welcomed artisans from all corners of China and the rest of the world, according to Wang.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

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