1
as in to cultivate
to help the growth or development of
wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent
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2
as in to educate
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe
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as in nourishment
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Recent Examples of nurture
Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
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The president’s world view was nurtured by his property-developing, landlord father Fred Trump.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
But that framing—the idea of nature versus nurture—is all wrong.
—Dalton Conley, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The seeds of that ambition were nurtured from her childhood — her father worked as a sales manager at a Knoxville-area country radio station and would take Ballerini to work with him on occasion.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 29 Apr. 2025
Related article After Putin calls for three-day ceasefire, Trump reiterates demand for permanent Ukraine truce
The president’s world view was nurtured by his property-developing, landlord father Fred Trump.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
Mazin and Druckmann use families, genetic and found, to explore nature vs. nurture; behavior that’s inherited or learned and eventually adopted, often without enough thought as to why.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
But that framing—the idea of nature versus nurture—is all wrong.
—Dalton Conley, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurture
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Software alone can’t cultivate meaningful relationships.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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And when the focus shifts from guarding what’s been built to cultivating what’s possible next.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Applications open today for the three month in-person program that will include six development sessions to educate and create access and community for up to 20 mentees across creative and management tracks.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Shipman said two university public safety officers sustained injuries as protesters forced their way into the building.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Shah: In the short term, sustained tariffs could trigger drug shortages, particularly for generic and specialty compounds.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Add this oil to your skincare products for extra nourishment.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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It’s formulated with micro-retinol to promote cellular turnover on the skin and reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles, as well as squalane for deep nourishment, marine collagen for elasticity support, and elastin for stronger and healthier-looking skin.—
Jessie Quinn,
StyleCaster,
25 Mar. 2025
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Among the cuts this year to the permanent employees were 200 probationary staff, dismissed because they had been either recently hired or recently promoted.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Healthcare advancements greatly influenced by AI include centralizing patient information and promoting individualized patient care (Glauberman, et.al, 2023).—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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This is a great opportunity for communities to honor the country’s past, celebrate its present, and inspire its future through events and video storytelling.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Known for supporting individuals with autism — an effort inspired by his son, Jonathan — Eichenholz is using the house in part to support Jonathan’s Landing Foundation, which seeks to create housing for 500 people and 5,000 jobs to help adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).—
Laura Kinsler,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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The one meal a day from this charitable association has become their only lifeline – but the exhausting routine of hours spent standing in line for meager sustenance is pushing him and many others to the brink.—
Jeremy Diamond and Abeer Salman,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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In this city, food is more than just sustenance: Culture and identity are served on a plate.—
Jasmine Browley,
Essence,
15 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In a key way, the American health system encourages it.—
Rebecca T Brown,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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To achieve those, leaders should consider creating cultures that encourage workers to take breaks, set boundaries, and focus their energies on outcomes.—
Adia Harvey Wingfield,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Nurture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurture. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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