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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But as this asset class balloons, financial experts warn that opacity breeds risk, especially with regard to the $1 trillion-$3 trillion chunk of the asset class known as private credit.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Is there something about the lack of sleep and personal space that breeds comedic creativity?—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
25 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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Regular exercise trains your muscles to pull oxygen from your blood, which reduces heart rate, inflammation and stress.—
Gina Park,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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At Canni, the bar's general manager is also a licensed nurse and herbalist, and trains the staff to answer customer questions about how different products may work in the body, according to cafe and bar manager Moonie Swaser.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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One post on the platform included a screenshot of a season 4 scene where Will uses a conversation about Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) to reveal his true feelings for Mike.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The brand uses Italian cellulose acetate to create its chic adornments, selected for its durability and eco-credentials.—
Ellie Davis,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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Loom is a tech platform that connects users with designers to upcycle unworn clothes, PulpaTronics produces metal-free, chip-less RFID paper tags and Renasens creates waterless, chemical-free technology that turns blended textile waste into raw materials.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Oct. 2025
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Cocoa prices have more than doubled over the past two years because of poor weather and blights in West Africa, which produces more than 70% of the world’s cocoa.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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New shuttles at Airsides A and C improve transport times and allow for smoother transitions, as did the 2024 addition of the Sky-Connect people mover system, which utilizes high-tech trains from Japan.—
Anna Katherine Clemmons,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The film, directed by Nanette Burstein, utilizes hours of interviews conducted in the mid-1960s, allowing Elizabeth Taylor to voice her own story.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Genuine community naturally grows around the needs of others.—
Joni Eareckson Tada,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Shareholders have complained about the speed of progress and welcome the strategy shift in the same breath, all the while demanding the business grows what’s left of the overnight audience share.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Domesticates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domesticates. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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