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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
Or can incubate one to the point of hatching?
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Tone, which is incubated by Night, was unveiled via a streaming broadcast, and its founders have continued to market the brand primarily through the medium since.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
Both birds attend the nest, which consists of 4 to 8 eggs that are incubated for about a month.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Sea turtles crawl ashore to dig their nests on beaches, allowing the warmth of the sun to incubate the eggs for about 60 days, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Tone, which is incubated by Night, was unveiled via a streaming broadcast, and its founders have continued to market the brand primarily through the medium since.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2025
Both birds attend the nest, which consists of 4 to 8 eggs that are incubated for about a month.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
Sea turtles crawl ashore to dig their nests on beaches, allowing the warmth of the sun to incubate the eggs for about 60 days, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubate
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What started as a daily ritual for millions of listeners has spawned a digital empire for the sisters.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Corteva, a stronghold seed and pesticide provider in the Indiana agriculture space, will be no more next year as the northwest side company rebrands and spawns its seed business.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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To promote what executives described as modern ways of working, Elanco changed blueprint plans several times over the course of half a decade.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Spotify has also hastened the demise of the album, as well as a world where the final product is used to promote the tour, rather than vice versa, alongside other pieces of merchandise like a T-shirt or poster.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Or rather not sitting, but dancing.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Xicoia will sit alongside AI production company Particle6, which Van Der Velden founded in 2015, and will build on Particle6’s proprietary avatar personality engine DeepFame plus a direct fan engagement platform.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The resort's Star Camp kids club encourages youngsters to be stewards of the land and sea, emphasizing sustainable initiatives such as recycling and ocean ecology.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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In honor of their service and selfness, Hobbs has ordered all state buildings to be at half-staff the days of their burials and encourages individuals, organizations and businesses to participate in the tribute.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Their eggs typically hatch in the spring (usually around April) and adult boxelder bugs will mature over the winter months and then lay eggs and die the following spring.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Sep. 2025
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After years of being haunted by his past, Holliday hatches a plan to redeem his failing career by walking on to another football team disguised as an oddball named Chad Powers.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Joseph Sikora, who plays attorney Bill Sterling, praised the environment Mohamed and Corinealdi have cultivated on set.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
25 Sep. 2025
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Fifth generation Hamilton County farmer Rodney Rulon not only grows thousands of acres of corn and soy but is now cultivating a new approach to protecting the White River.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
25 Sep. 2025
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Right-back Kayode then laid the ball off to midfield colleague Yehor Yarmolyuk, who flighted a pass down the right channel between Luke Shaw and Harry Maguire, two of United’s back three.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The shooting in Columbia laid bare simmering disputes across the country over gun violence at or near college campuses, major travel destinations for fans, alumni and parents of students.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 Sep. 2025
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Getting creative with my style nurtures the confidence that empowers me to show up in the world authentically.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Tim Plough prefers to build his UC Davis football roster with high school recruits, all the better to nurture and utilize blockers, tacklers and skill players over a five-year stretch.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Incubate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubate. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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