as in to cultivate
to change (a wild animal or plant) over time to make it more suited to life with or use by humans
Humans domesticated wolves to produce man's best friend.
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Recent Examples of domesticate
Part of the reason that cats often hunt and dogs don’t is that while the animals are both commonly domesticated pets, their purpose for domestication was much different.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2025
According to Stanley Coren, an expert in canine behavior and human-animal bonding at the University of British Columbia, this is largely a case of dogs doing the job primitive humans originally domesticated them for.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
One is the supply chain benefits of domesticating and localizing the full supply chain for lithium-sulfur.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Campania, in southeastern Italy, had grape seeds that were more domesticated and found in the Grotta di Pertosa caves.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 26 May 2025
According to Stanley Coren, an expert in canine behavior and human-animal bonding at the University of British Columbia, this is largely a case of dogs doing the job primitive humans originally domesticated them for.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025
One is the supply chain benefits of domesticating and localizing the full supply chain for lithium-sulfur.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Campania, in southeastern Italy, had grape seeds that were more domesticated and found in the Grotta di Pertosa caves.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domesticate
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In each case, growing landlessness and the pressure to cultivate cash crops reduced local resilience in the face of prolonged droughts and other disasters, such as outbreaks of bubonic plague and cattle disease.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Spanish-Speaking Cannabis Creators Santa Tuca (Alan) – A prominent Argentine cannabis creator and community leader, Santa Tuca has cultivated an audience of 80,000+ on Instagram with creative grow-op tours, event coverage, and lifestyle content.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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China’s MiniMax says its new M1 model cost just $500,000 to train.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
19 June 2025
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The doctor will then train a hearing aid novice on how to insert, charge, and clean the aids and go over any lingering paperwork that needs to be dealt with.—
Christopher Null,
Wired News,
19 June 2025
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But the process is slow, especially when surviving trees are stressed and might not propagate.—
Christina Kelso,
New York Times,
24 June 2025
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The New Risk Physics Twelve days of limited warfare revealed that risk now propagates along supply networks faster than along battle lines.—
Guney Yildiz,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters China is devising more ways for foreign institutions to use the yuan, as international confidence in the U.S. dollar falters.—
Lee Ying Shan,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Wallen, who was briefly dropped from radio stations in 2021 after using a racial slur, also has multiple songs in the top 10.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
24 June 2025
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Furthermore, innovative platforms like Starbucks Odyssey utilize NFTs as a loyalty mechanism, providing unique digital collectibles that unlock exclusive real-world experiences.—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Trained water rescue personnel, rescue boats, aerial drones and a patrol helicopter with infrared cameras were also utilized in the search.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
23 June 2025
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The company also produces made-to-order suits, trousers, blazers, T-shirts and shirts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 June 2025
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Hence, the technical team behind this must produce modular, platform-like solutions whose main goal is to allow human users to build stable workflows in an ever-evolving AI environment.—
Michael Wegmüller,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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The residue from earlier high tide lines — wrack lines, as they are called — sits just outside some of the fencing around the nest, even pushing through it in spots, jeopardizing the habitat these birds need to breed.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
23 June 2025
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Iranians are also religious and ethnic minorities in the wider world, and that has bred existential fears of foreign conquest.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
23 June 2025
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The Dodgers organization has faced growing criticism from protesters for not speaking out about the immigration raids that have been taking place in the city.—
Bonnie Mclean,
ABC News,
19 June 2025
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The situation has changed, but as ‘Michael,’ Commander of the Typhoon drone unit of the National Guard of Ukraine, told me, the artillery has not gone away -- and drones are a growing threat.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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“Domesticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domesticate. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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