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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 incubating
The new siblings’ eggs had been incubating for nine months before they were born to mom Aanjay and dad Titus.
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Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Female and male participate in harvesting and storing acorns, take part in incubating eggs and feeding young.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Some had been incubating in wet conditions, others in humid conditions and others still in dry conditions.
—Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
After incubating for 60 to 70 days, hatchlings begin emerging from their nests in mid-August through early September.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The new Staple store at 21 Mercer Street acts as a community hub, incubating culture for generations to come.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Besides lacking scientific credibility or moral standing, quarantining West Point assumed that all seventy thousand residents at West Point were incubating Ebola.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
This place was the incubating space for Lumon.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Black bookstores have long been sanctuaries — nurturing Black thought, incubating ideas and cultivating the next generation of readers, writers and revolutionaries.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Simone Jasper, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Female and male participate in harvesting and storing acorns, take part in incubating eggs and feeding young.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Some had been incubating in wet conditions, others in humid conditions and others still in dry conditions.
—Joel S. Levine, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
After incubating for 60 to 70 days, hatchlings begin emerging from their nests in mid-August through early September.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
The new Staple store at 21 Mercer Street acts as a community hub, incubating culture for generations to come.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Besides lacking scientific credibility or moral standing, quarantining West Point assumed that all seventy thousand residents at West Point were incubating Ebola.
—Edna Bonhomme, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
This place was the incubating space for Lumon.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Black bookstores have long been sanctuaries — nurturing Black thought, incubating ideas and cultivating the next generation of readers, writers and revolutionaries.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubating
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There’s a food container sitting there from Jan’s Café, a chaotic Waffle House-esque diner where Ron’s attacker works security.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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In recent weeks, Obama has returned to the political spotlight, cutting commercials, sitting for interviews, and generally criticizing Republicans and urging his party to moderate its tone.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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To their credit, Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) continues to play an important role in promoting transparency and accountability in the garment sector, and its inclusion of freedom of association indicators in factory assessments contributes valuable data for policy dialogue.—
Sourcing Journal,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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Duran had published articles on Tan and his wealthy colleagues, like Balaji Srinivasan, a tech investor who was promoting an esoteric but stubbornly influential concept called the Network State.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Of course, even without Costner, Yellowstone would ultimately become a billion-dollar asset for Paramount, spawning seven different spinoffs.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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The series, which also included Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee and Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, ran for eight seasons, ending in 1968 and spawning multiple spin-offs.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
3 Oct. 2025
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Following psychic researchers in search of spirits in a New England house with a tragic past, The Haunting trades leering ghouls and jump scares for atmosphere and suggestion, cultivating a cloud of dread that hangs like a heavy blanket over audiences.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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When state troopers executed a search warrant at a motel where Zajko was staying, law enforcement found LaSota hiding in the bathroom of another room, laying still on the floor, his eyes closed, almost catatonic.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
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Both supporters and opponents see these early moves as test cases that are laying the groundwork for moving more of the agency's work to other parts of the government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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His message emphasizes calm confidence, encouraging pet parents to embrace their role as the pack leader in their home.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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Now is a period of stillness — encouraging you to embrace spirituality and trust and flow with the universe.—
Kyle Thomas,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For example, fever baby turtles in Raine Island, Australia are hatching.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
16 Oct. 2025
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The two theories triggered widespread alarm in the comment section, with viewers imagining what might be hatching above the woman's hotel bed.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Morgan sees fostering more homegrown talent as the key.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The event culminated in four toasts delivered by 2025 TIME100 AI honorees, who highlighted the importance of guiding AI responsibly, including with regulation; protecting human creativity; and fostering collaboration between human and machine intelligence.—
Zoe Corbyn,
Time,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Incubating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubating. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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