INCUBATED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

incubated

verb

past tense of incubate

as in spawned

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop the hen incubated her eggs for two weeks

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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 Its inaugural six-week lab, held ahead of the festival, incubated six projects, with writers developing a series bible and pilot before pitching their work at the festival to broadcasters, producers and directors. — Essie Assibu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026 After they’re incubated and hatched, the ducklings are raised for about five weeks and released into the wild. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026 The eggs are incubated and hatched there, and the ducklings are raised for about five weeks before being released back into the wild. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 His attempt at an answer is a new platform called PopZao, a website and WeChat mini program that Black Lake has incubated for two years. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 But the contemporary prediction market movement was largely incubated by George Mason University professor Robin Hanson and San Diego businessman Charles Polk beginning in the ’90s. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 Others, for certain, are incubated by gridiron versions of cheer moms, who shuffle their sons around in search of stardom. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 Tempo, the payments-specific chain, was incubated with Paradigm rather than acquired. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Google’s self-driving car project graduated from X to become Waymo, and Google Glass was likewise incubated there. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 Aug. 2026

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In Albania, where anger over development in a nature preserve has spawned an antigovernment movement, protesters hurled Molotov cocktails.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
The group has also spawned multiple side projects, including 50FootWave and Lakuna.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of spawned

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Indígena by Owamni in Minneapolis serves manoomin, among many other wild and cultivated foods native to the Americas.

— Tovar Cerulli, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026
The Lone Star State native has cultivated a warm reverence for many of his costars across 40 years in film and TV, as Hawke shares in the latest installment of Vanity Fair’s Scene Selection.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivated

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As a youngster, the Disney Channel was constantly switched on at the family home, Adéla hatched a plan and a timeline.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2026
Once hatched, the larvae feed on living tissue, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

— Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hatched

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In some races there was either no female candidate or the woman wasn't one who was being promoted by the network.

— Huo Jingnan, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Defensive line coach Todd Wash was promoted to interim defensive coordinator and will call the defensive plays, the Panthers said.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of promoted

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This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
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

Definition of sat

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Despite their harmless appearance, these exercises encouraged behaviors associated with manipulation and resistance to oversight.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
The report detailed the ways in which the app’s user design and promotions encouraged more betting — even after the reporter opted into responsible gaming tools designed to slow users down.

— Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of encouraged

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Parking was no more than $5 — that would be $10 today, after inflation — and the Dodgers nurtured the next generation of fans by offering free tickets to A students and a kids’ fan club that included six tickets for $2.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
As the youngest of four boys in a soccer-loving family, he was nurtured for moments like this one.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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