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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art
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Recent Examples of incubate
Ginsberg assumes that there was an egg on the nest that the cranes continued to incubate.
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
This is also creating more antisemitism and conditions of instability that incubate a new generation of terrorists.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Podcasts are also an effective vehicle for incubating ideas that can be expanded in media such as TV, film and books, and for allowing promising talent to develop.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 June 2025
The Alpine Story Lab, a five-day pre-festival residency for incubating original IP.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 June 2025
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Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
This is also creating more antisemitism and conditions of instability that incubate a new generation of terrorists.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 July 2025
Podcasts are also an effective vehicle for incubating ideas that can be expanded in media such as TV, film and books, and for allowing promising talent to develop.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 June 2025
The Alpine Story Lab, a five-day pre-festival residency for incubating original IP.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for incubate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubate
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Google’s Willow chip recently solved a problem in five minutes that would take the fastest classical supercomputer longer than the age of the universe, underscoring leadership that could spawn new markets in the coming decade.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As forecasters continue to monitor a disturbance in the Atlantic with the potential to spawn Tropical Storm Gabrielle, meteorologists say the path any potential storm would take will depend on how quickly the system organizes.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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This team is once again dealing with turnover at offensive coordinator, with Kevin Patullo promoted over the offseason to replace Kellen Moore, who is now head coach of the Saints.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Commission was also unimpressed by Jackson continuing to promote SPIS’ data around the location on the pitch and timing of Paqueta’s bookings during the game during cross-examination, despite the fact that the FA had abandoned this evidence.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Mariners sit two games ahead of the club for the third and final American League Wild Card spot.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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Johnson then had a lengthy discussion with MLB’s replay office in New York before handing the bat to an authenticator sitting near the Yankees dugout.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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In interviews, real estate lawyers said that mortgage lenders are typically well aware of their clients’ other loans and sometimes even encourage the primary-residence language for second homes.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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Participants are encouraged to bring sleeping bags and food.—
Lauren Costantino
September 6,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Homeless after impulsively signing herself out of the institution, Maria Angeles hatches a plan to squat in secret in her beloved apartment.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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After six months of barely evading capture, an escape plan was hatched that saw the soldier cross into Spain and eventual freedom.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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In fact, cultivating students’ self-belief is often the biggest hurdle school leaders face, Branham said.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Through the inevitable challenges of constant change, the bonds an entrepreneur cultivates in the present can prompt their greatest accomplishments in the near future.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Overnight, crews will build hose lays along fire breaks and reinforce lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The kids with the balls spent all that time hunkered down on the stairs, laying low and waiting to be allowed back to their seats.—
The Athletic Tennis Staff,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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These practices nurture a feeling of safety and defiance, Stewart argues.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Workman, Chief Scientist and co-founder of the venture, helped coin the name Electric Goddess, honoring both the feminine energy of nurturing and the technical masculine drive of making.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Incubate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubate. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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