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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 incubated
The company was incubated at Graphic India and maintains creative and production connections across India and other global markets.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special might have seemed jarring.
—Zach Schonfeld, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
In 2016, Rafar Group/Gelmart International cofounded and incubated Lively, a direct-to-consumer lingerie brand that was acquired by Wacoal International in 2019.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
The brand was incubated by the YouTuber's venture capital firm, Anti Fund.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Worse, there are widespread fears that the technologies incubated there may turn out to be job-killers.
—Mark Niquette, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
Worse, there are widespread fears that the technologies incubated there may turn out to be job-killers.
—Mark Niquette, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
The show famously incubated several high-profile inter-cast relationships, including one between Green and Thiessen that lasted from 1992 to 1995.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
But over the years, some of that sediment has incubated new artforms, and trash and treasure have appeared in the same stream.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special might have seemed jarring.
—Zach Schonfeld, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
In 2016, Rafar Group/Gelmart International cofounded and incubated Lively, a direct-to-consumer lingerie brand that was acquired by Wacoal International in 2019.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
The brand was incubated by the YouTuber's venture capital firm, Anti Fund.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Worse, there are widespread fears that the technologies incubated there may turn out to be job-killers.
—Mark Niquette, Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
Worse, there are widespread fears that the technologies incubated there may turn out to be job-killers.
—Mark Niquette, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025
The show famously incubated several high-profile inter-cast relationships, including one between Green and Thiessen that lasted from 1992 to 1995.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Nov. 2025
But over the years, some of that sediment has incubated new artforms, and trash and treasure have appeared in the same stream.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubated
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Rags 2 Richmond is an interesting a case study as a microdrama that has spawned a full-length movie.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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The mayor’s roots from his mother’s side is from post-independent India while his father’s side goes back to undivided British India, an entity that spawned three separate countries in the post war era including two, India and Pakistan, that have been continually at war since their birth.—
Vijay Dandapani,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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As officials worked to dismantle the culture that had been cultivated in Tocorón, Guerrero – who now sat at the helm of the transnational gang – broke out of the prison, along with several other members.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Believed in it and cultivated it.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Freckles, known for his white coat sprinkled with black spots, was hatched at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 2006 and had been at the San Francisco Zoo for most of his life.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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After the eggs hatched, males left the nest site and soon reappeared in the observation area for the next reproductive cycle.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Jan. 2026
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Related Stories Gleeson joined the company as chief marketing officer in 2015 after stints at the retail giants Lord & Taylor and Hudson’s Bay, and was promoted to co-head and chief revenue officer in 2020, rising to CEO the following year.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 Jan. 2026
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Other plastics, including ones promoted as highly recyclable, such as clear polyethylene bottles, which hold some medications, or hard water bottles, are being recycled at just 16%.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
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But Flint encouraged people to attend the commissioners’ court meeting and speak against the Comanche Circle proposal.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Jan. 2026
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All retailers are being encouraged to honor customer claims.—
Austen Erblat,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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In an Old Florida twist, Brightline runs along some of the same railways that were knitted together by Henry Flagler in the late 19th and early 20th century—the ones that laid the groundwork for the state’s present-day tourism industry.—
Skye Sherman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Jan. 2026
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Buffalo, New York’s Anchor Bar has laid its claim to the most famous chicken wing in America, but as with many beloved creations, the history is not so linear.—
Matt Moore,
Southern Living,
13 Jan. 2026
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This penchant for mentorship has been a lifelong through line for Hampton, who herself was nurtured in fashion by her maternal grandmother — her Apo — who ran an organization called Fashion Arts & Youth Enterprise that taught young girls how to sew.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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But anyone who has nurtured a daydream, or told a self-protective lie, can empathize with her, and learn something true about themselves.—
Boris Kachka,
The Atlantic,
9 Jan. 2026
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