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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
the head librarian firmly declared that it is indeed the duty of local government to foster learning and a love of reading
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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
a greathearted couple fostering two adopted children as well as three more of their own
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Recent Examples of foster
Social media influencers that make a tidy living off fostering outrage featured my faculty headshot and posted it with Hasner’s announcement.
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Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
The space features nine padel courts and immersive facilities and aims at fostering sports-leaning communities.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026
Key Takeaways In OSA, the complex interplay between intermittent oxygen deprivation, oxidative stress, and sympathetic nervous system overactivity generates a vicious cycle that weakens the immune system and fosters low-grade inflammation.
—Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Nominations are submitted each semester, celebrating educators who go above and beyond to foster meaningful inclusion and engagement on their campuses.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
The space features nine padel courts and immersive facilities and aims at fostering sports-leaning communities.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Mar. 2026
Key Takeaways In OSA, the complex interplay between intermittent oxygen deprivation, oxidative stress, and sympathetic nervous system overactivity generates a vicious cycle that weakens the immune system and fosters low-grade inflammation.
—Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Nominations are submitted each semester, celebrating educators who go above and beyond to foster meaningful inclusion and engagement on their campuses.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foster
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Peterson was promoted to sergeant in 2004 and appointed chief in 2011.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
9 Mar. 2026
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Colleagues came to know her as steady and disciplined, someone others could depend on, and in 1996 she was promoted to assistant city manager.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Moïse, who said she was born and raised in Haiti and had lived at the family home since 2015, described having as many as 30 to 50 guards around the home at all times.—
Tania Francois,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Another audience member sensitively played Sam, the narrator’s love of his life, a relationship that reveals the long-term toll of being raised by a parent suffering from suicidal depression.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Your 5th House of Frivolity welcomes Luna’s presence, encouraging expressive risks that feel joyful in the moment and help your confidence grow over time.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Slusser also alleged Kress encouraged her to move into the apartment with Fleming, when there was another group of teammates looking for a tenant as well.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Their potential — with the right education, nurtured by parents who are determined to give their kids a shot at the American dream — is just as limitless as any other student in this nation’s public schools.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026
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Garcia transitioned into the position of rehearsal director and discovered a love for nurturing the company culture.—
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Stanton cultivated a group of women-abolitionist friends, first at her and Henry’s home, in Boston, and then at a house that her father gave her along the new Erie Canal, in the western New York town of Seneca Falls.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Married Matt and Amber Barnett overcame a little bit of jealousy and a lot of credit card debt to cultivate a stable relationship.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar. 2026
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Nicolson himself wrote a book called Sea Room about the islands, including the many seabirds that breed on them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Coyotes breed in late winter to early spring with pups born in late spring in an average of five per litter.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Foster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foster. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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