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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
One alternative option is to form a founding team and incubate new acquisitions within an investing club.
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Joseph Drups, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Today and every day, New 42 continues to spark awe and wonder — opening new worlds to young audiences through New Victory Theater, incubating new works at New 42 Studios, and paving new pathways to creative careers through our artist and mentorship programs.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
In a scene set in 1968, a scientist explained that his greatest fear was that a warming planet would provide the perfect incubating conditions for a mind-controlling fungus that could turn humans into brainless killers.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
All the eggs that have hatched so far were incubated as females.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Drups, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Today and every day, New 42 continues to spark awe and wonder — opening new worlds to young audiences through New Victory Theater, incubating new works at New 42 Studios, and paving new pathways to creative careers through our artist and mentorship programs.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
In a scene set in 1968, a scientist explained that his greatest fear was that a warming planet would provide the perfect incubating conditions for a mind-controlling fungus that could turn humans into brainless killers.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
All the eggs that have hatched so far were incubated as females.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubate
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The storms are part of the system that spawned tornadoes that killed at least 21 people in Missouri and southeastern Kentucky, NWS meteorologist Trisha Palmer told The Charlotte Observer.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
17 May 2025
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As one of the largest islands in the world, this jumble of rainforests, highland plateaus, and otherworldly rock formations has spawned a unique ecosystem of freakish critters—many of which can’t be found anywhere else on earth.—
Chris Schalkx,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
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Plus, hair loss treatments do so much more than promote hair growth, which usually takes a couple of months to see.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
13 May 2025
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Hamburg have only just been promoted after seven years away.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Moore and Michigan picked Nebraska over Oklahoma to sit the coach.—
Mitch Sherman,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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On the island of Saint Thomas, in the U.S. Virgin Islands, sits a property that truly knows how to put on a show.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
14 May 2025
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Goolsbee’s remarks suggest he’s encouraged by the trade truce with China, a separate 90-day pause on double-digit tariffs on other nations, and soft inflation readings for both March and April.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Essential Utilities on Monday posted first-quarter earnings of $1.03 per share on revenue of $784 million, encouraging Janney Montgomery Scott analyst Michael Gaugler to reiterate a buy rating.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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Biologists hatched the snakes in captivity at the Central Florida Zoo & Botanical Gardens’ Orianne Center for Indigo Conservation in Eustis.—
Olivia Lloyd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2025
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After migrating south for the winter, about a third of piping plovers hatched in the wild return to their birthplace during their first summer.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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Their neighbors were literate, cultivated, liberal in their politics.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
18 May 2025
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The sun enters Gemini, cultivating a month of optimism and cattiness.—
Lisa Stardust,
Refinery29,
16 May 2025
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Commercial Resilience Despite the current economic challenges, this is a critical time for retailers to nurture and reinforce customer relationships by doubling down on marketing, brand building, and product development.—
Jill Standish,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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First hires include Wesley Hauptman as Director of Development, with Curtis seeing Caravanserai Pictures as a platform to nurture and elevate emerging talent as well as produce original content.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 May 2025
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Fatal 4-Way United States Championship Match Champion Jacob Fatu faces a monumental challenge defending against three elite competitors: the charismatic LA Knight, the brooding Damian Priest, and the Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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But the interview revealed Francis as a complex, brooding figure—a Catholic whose deep faith seemed personal more than theological or institutional, and a cleric who was at once self-critical and critical of the Church he had been elected to lead.—
Paul Elie,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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