INCUBATED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

incubated

verb

Definition of incubated next

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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as in cultivated

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 Workshop camaraderie incubated technical innovations. —

John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026 The foundation has incubated more than 10 ventures, according to Appaji. —

IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026 While Duke has incubated plenty of big-name stars such as Cooper Flagg and Paolo Banchero, other vaunted recruits, such as Cam Reddish, never lived up to the hype. —

Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 19 Mar. 2026 The scripts are then incubated with the goal and expectation of becoming viable packages in Artists Equity’s slate, complete with concrete attachments and financing strategy. —

Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026 Jared Perlo Ornstein told NBC News that Humans First had been incubated by the Center for AI Safety and had received an initial loan that would be paid back after the group raised donations from individuals who cared about fostering safe and beneficial AI. —

Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026 In the experiment, detailed in PLOS Biology, the team incubated specimens of common lab bacteriophage T7 alongside its foe, Escherichia coli bacteria, for varying durations. —

K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 15 Mar. 2026 Researchers swabbed several common travel items, then incubated the samples to measure bacterial growth in colony-forming units (CFUs). —

Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026 While only American citizens (and immigrants with green cards) can contribute to federal PACs, foreign companies set up PACs to collect contributions from their American employees with no limits on foreign donations to our education systems, where policies are incubated and young minds are shaped. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026

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The matchup spawned a rivalry between Reese and Clark, which has since carried over to the WNBA.

— Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 6 Apr. 2026
The album, which was released on March 27, 2001, spawned a title track that won two Grammys and earned RIAA Diamond status (10x platinum).

— Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026