as in cultivates
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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In her own life, Kat cultivates those conditions.—
Rowan Jacobsen,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025 -
By fostering an internal environment where employees are encouraged to question assumptions, share expertise, and engage in reflective thinking, The Rise Group cultivates the intellectual space needed to pursue meaningful insights.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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The search comes about one year after 43 Rhesus macaques escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research because an employee didn’t fully lock an enclosure.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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For example, anyone who breeds or exhibits wild animals in a commercial setting must also be licensed by the USDA.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The former is a young plant company, which propagates seedlings and ships them off to be planted worldwide.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Understanding how heat propagates in such states may improve models of their evolution and internal structure.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Sep. 2025
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An inmate who trains service dogs was also instructed to give Maxwell time with one of the puppies, even though the dogs are not supposed to be pet during training.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
10 Nov. 2025
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Ed Boyte, a consultant who trains outreach workers around the country, praised what San Diego has already done.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
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On the back end, VA is ramping up AI uses that ease the burden on workers.—
Adam Stone,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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My lightning patch was made by Barrière, whose co-founder Cleo Davis-Urman told me that the company uses a process called micronization to break down large molecules into particles small enough to enter the bloodstream.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
11 Nov. 2025
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Ross O’Connor produces alongside Noah Lang and Blackhurst through Witchcraft Motion Picture Company, with Set Point Entertainment, Grim Discoveries, Gentile Entertainment Group, Monarque Entertainment and Mama Bear Studios attached.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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Foundational to this style is the traditional use of hand modeling in clay, creating life-size models of the shapes and surfaces of the vehicles Mazda produces.—
Brett Berk,
Robb Report,
7 Nov. 2025
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The irobot Roomba saves space with its mini home base and utilizes smart technology to map out a space and clean in precise rows while avoiding furniture.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
5 Nov. 2025
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Badlands is a decidedly B-movie that thoroughly utilizes and enjoys the freedoms allowed when any prestige ambition is eschewed.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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The farm in the mountains south of Fayetteville grows nine different varieties of lettuce, including red and green varieties of Bibb, Oakleaf and Sweet Crisp lettuces, romaine, arugula, kale, bok choy, microgreens, as well as herbs like basil, thyme and oregano.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Incentives support large-scale deployment by 2026 as freight and public transport demand grows.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Domesticates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domesticates. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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