1
as in cultivated
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 raised
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 fostered
These smaller hubs scattered across downtown fostered a level of intimacy among attendees.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Sitting at the same table fostered understanding and discussion rather than division, according to Gordon.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Throughout the documentary, which features talking head commentary, copious archival footage (even as kids, Mayeri and Hall adored recording their antics on home video), and new interviews, the X-Cetra gals speak openly and honestly about their friendships and the early years that fostered them.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
An engineer recalls that it was recorded as live, even in a four-track studio, because the girls couldn’t play and sing separately, and also that Austin fostered a belief that their guitars (from Sears) never needed to be tuned.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Trump’s relative silence does not absolve him of his role in creating the atmosphere that fostered Ogles and Fine, both hard-line MAGA figures.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Or has the supply fostered greater demand?
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
There are plenty of differences, but the stability Atleti have fostered in sticking with Simeone stands in stark contrast to Spurs’ habit of lurching between managers, styles and approaches.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Some of them are biological, some adopted, some fostered – but Babineaux-Fontenot won't tell you which is which.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
Sitting at the same table fostered understanding and discussion rather than division, according to Gordon.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 20 Mar. 2026
Throughout the documentary, which features talking head commentary, copious archival footage (even as kids, Mayeri and Hall adored recording their antics on home video), and new interviews, the X-Cetra gals speak openly and honestly about their friendships and the early years that fostered them.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
An engineer recalls that it was recorded as live, even in a four-track studio, because the girls couldn’t play and sing separately, and also that Austin fostered a belief that their guitars (from Sears) never needed to be tuned.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
Trump’s relative silence does not absolve him of his role in creating the atmosphere that fostered Ogles and Fine, both hard-line MAGA figures.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2026
Or has the supply fostered greater demand?
—James Cramer, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2026
There are plenty of differences, but the stability Atleti have fostered in sticking with Simeone stands in stark contrast to Spurs’ habit of lurching between managers, styles and approaches.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Some of them are biological, some adopted, some fostered – but Babineaux-Fontenot won't tell you which is which.
—Lee Cowan, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fostered
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Wild tulips, known as tulipa, grow naturally in Central Asia and were first cultivated in Istanbul around 1055.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Koolhaas sang the joys of juxtapositions in his 1978 book Delirious New York, and here his firm has cultivated a distinctively New York–y jangle of forms in which the utilitarian becomes the theatrical.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
19 Mar. 2026
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Operations at LaGuardia Airport were abruptly halted early Monday after a late-night runway collision between a regional passenger aircraft and an emergency vehicle raised safety concerns at one of the busiest air hubs in the United States.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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While both did not hit the island, the strike raised concerns that Iran’s missile range is potentially far greater than was previously thought, given Diego Garcia is well over 2,000 miles away from Iran.—
Zach LaChance,
The Washington Examiner,
23 Mar. 2026
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Bailey said she is encouraged by the progress of the two main bills and hopes the remaining measures will advance in the final month of the session.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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Cannon and Randolph encouraged the community to have patience as the new shelter is built.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
22 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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Thomas Glover, for example, over decades in Japan nurtured industrial development.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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Jakarta has promoted the use of LNG to ease a shift from coal.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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He got promoted three years later, to head coach, when the head coach who hired him got enmeshed in a scandal.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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Each crossbreed comes from a poodle bred with a cavalier King Charles spaniel, cocker spaniel, or Labrador retriever.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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In October 2025, the the La Crosse County District Attorney and Ridglan Farms agreed that the facility would surrender its Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection license and would not sell dogs purposefully bred for biomedical research, according to WKOW 27.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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