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as in to develop
to come to have gradually
cultivated a taste for opera in order to fit in with his new circle of friends
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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
cultivated a passion for learning among his students over the years
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as in to grow
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
in an attempt to produce New World counterparts of the wines that he had enjoyed in Europe, Jefferson cultivated several varieties of grapes at Monticello
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Recent Examples of cultivate
Because of the years in which Intel cultivated a strong and distinctive culture, ex-employees said, former Intel employees are networking regularly, sharing job openings, and even getting ready to launch their own businesses, while rooting for their old employer.
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Thankfully, Safdie creates the right environment to cultivate such delicate nuance.
—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
All except Overcompensating are based on popular novels — as is The Lying Game, which also falls into Amazon’s strategy for cultivating a close relationship with the book author during the adaptation process.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
At the same time, some of the marketers who are thriving are upstarts who cultivate online crowds.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
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Lila MacLellan, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Thankfully, Safdie creates the right environment to cultivate such delicate nuance.
—Richard Lawson, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
All except Overcompensating are based on popular novels — as is The Lying Game, which also falls into Amazon’s strategy for cultivating a close relationship with the book author during the adaptation process.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
At the same time, some of the marketers who are thriving are upstarts who cultivate online crowds.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cultivate
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That developed into work as a sports agate clerk – editing and coding the different box scores for print on our ‘Scoreboard’ page at the time.—
Nicole Young,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Oct. 2025
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When multiple family members develop colon cancer, it's considered hereditary colon cancer.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
4 Oct. 2025
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To avoid tired, swollen feet, swap your ankle socks out for these Charmking compression socks, which promote good blood circulation in the air.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Oct. 2025
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Leo will soon embark on his first international trip, visiting Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to focus on promoting peace in the Middle East.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Most pressing is inflation – but there’s also Japan’s demographic crisis, with a rapidly aging population, falling birthrate, shrinking workforce, and growing costs of elder care and welfare.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Short cruises, typically lasting less than a week, are growing in popularity for quick getaways.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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This extra moonlight was historically used by farmers to harvest their crops for longer after dusk amid diminishing temperatures and fewer daylight hours in the fall.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The novel solution is a compact, top-like device that harvests kinetic energy from waves and vessel movements.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
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Basic research leads to new knowledge Basic research, also called fundamental research, involves systematic study aimed at acquiring new knowledge.—
Ryan Summers,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 2006, the Spanish company Banco Santander acquired Drive Financial and transformed it into Santander Consumer USA.—
Tony Schick,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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Attendees left the event with tourniquets or trauma bandages and were encouraged to reach out to Bound Tree Medical to purchase additional supplies for their congregations.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Deadheading encourages chocolate cosmos plants to produce more flower buds, keeping plants productive.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 Oct. 2025
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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Now the podcast era produces orders of magnitude more hours of political commentary than any human can consume.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Nivala also says that once consensus is secured, things tend to move faster because everyone is aligned.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Families in small and rural communities tend to rely more heavily on public education.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Cultivate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cultivate. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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