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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art
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Recent Examples of incubate
The researchers found that the fungus and wood need to be incubated together for three months in a very moist environment.
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
Her mother succumbed to avian influenza after laying her egg, and her father nearly died trying to incubate the egg by himself.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Why dedicate your resources to incubating new products when the old one makes so much money?
—Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
For a breeding bird, incubating a nest is always a gamble.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Dec. 2024
Her mother succumbed to avian influenza after laying her egg, and her father nearly died trying to incubate the egg by himself.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Why dedicate your resources to incubating new products when the old one makes so much money?
—Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
For a breeding bird, incubating a nest is always a gamble.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubate
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The series spawned a spin-off prequel movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), and a 2017 revival series, Twin Peaks: The Return, that picks up the storyline 25 years later.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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And a ceasefire does nothing to address the underlying conflict that spawned the war.—
Joseph Krauss,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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This includes promoting work-life balance, providing mental health support and implementing programs that nurture growth to ensure employees feel valued, supported and empowered.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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False claims promoted by President-elect Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform sought to blame the Democratic Party for the wildfires.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
13 Jan. 2025
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Smith dropped two indictments against Trump after his 2024 victory, following a policy against prosecuting a sitting president.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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Under normal circumstances, a rapper sitting courtside at a basketball game and being greeted by an NBA player isn’t a major headline.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
14 Jan. 2025
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More muscular policing by NATO in the Baltic might encourage more assertive Chinese naval activity in the South China Sea, for example, or encourage more Iranian interdictions in the Persian Gulf.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
13 Jan. 2025
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They are also encouraged by recent digital activity around its content on outlets such as YouTube.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 Jan. 2025
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Players should concentrate on hatching them to have a chance at shiny regional Pokemon such as Bouffalant, Sigilyph and Maractus.—
Gieson Cacho,
The Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2025
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Grossman, in search of a female member and comedian for the group, soon recruited Travers and Stookey, and Peter, Paul and Mary was hatched.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2025
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At one point, lavender was cultivated on nearly 1,000 hectares of Hvar, and the island itself accounted for nearly 10 percent of the world’s total lavender production.—
Kristin Braswell,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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As was the case in the Middle East and Afghanistan, ISIS' West Africa Province (ISWAP) cultivated local partnerships by capitalizing on existing conflicts between government forces and insurgents, including Nigeria's powerful Boko Haram, to establish itself as a major player in the region.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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What To Know Russia and Iran have nurtured closer relations since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Since then, the foundation has invested more than $100 million fostering community engagement, nurturing a dynamic creative economy, and supporting local journalism, arts, and culture.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
16 Jan. 2025
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Streaming Sunday on Paramount+. Thornton is hardly the only brooding leading man this week.—
Sarah Goodman,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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The whole movie is touched by a '70s residue of studiously brooding rhythms, grimy interiors, and sleazy characters—one, played by a razor-sharp Charlotte Rampling—and elevated by one of Newman’s career-best performances.—
Tomris Laffly,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Incubate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubate. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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