as in growing
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
culture bacteria in laboratory dishes
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Recent Examples of culturing
In 2021, Zurich University of Applied Sciences researchers created chocolate in a bioreactor by culturing cocoa cells.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for culturing
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During the president’s first term in office, his officials raised alarms about Beijing’s growing technological prowess, its military buildup, and its dominance over the critical minerals industry.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The Congressional Budget Office projects the total national debt will exceed $38 trillion by 2029, growing roughly $7 trillion a year.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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The Ohio State team specifically focused on shiitake and button mushrooms, cultivating the fungi before dehydrating them for long-term viability.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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Moreover, there is magic in cultivating patience.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Unlike many recycling approaches, this method works across multiple plastics and even mixtures, producing gram-scale yields that point to real-world feasibility, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Culturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/culturing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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