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hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art
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Recent Examples of incubating
One of his most notable investments is Glean, the enterprise AI search company that spent roughly 18 months incubating inside Kleiner Perkins’ offices before formally launching.
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Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Matt was incubating and backing businesses like Resy, betting that New York’s density and culture were features, not bugs.
—Patrick Chun, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Portman also has two new projects incubating.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the coalition is incubating new chapters soon to be launched in Rwanda, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Females lay one to three eggs, and both parents take turns incubating them for about six weeks.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Andy Rodgers, based in Dubai, has joined Semafor from Bloomberg Media as Executive Director for Marketing & Business Development and will be focused on incubating new partnerships with leading institutions and organizations across the region and innovating new digital and convening products.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
This was a significant moment in early meme history — one of the first instances where something that had been incubating in internet forums crossed over into mainstream, traditional media.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Henry's parents, Dandy and Tyrion, are a new couple who seem uninterested in incubating their eggs, Sea Life Weymouth aquarist Charlotte Edge said.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Truebridge Capital, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Matt was incubating and backing businesses like Resy, betting that New York’s density and culture were features, not bugs.
—Patrick Chun, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Portman also has two new projects incubating.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026
Additionally, the coalition is incubating new chapters soon to be launched in Rwanda, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026
Females lay one to three eggs, and both parents take turns incubating them for about six weeks.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
Andy Rodgers, based in Dubai, has joined Semafor from Bloomberg Media as Executive Director for Marketing & Business Development and will be focused on incubating new partnerships with leading institutions and organizations across the region and innovating new digital and convening products.
—Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 2 Apr. 2026
This was a significant moment in early meme history — one of the first instances where something that had been incubating in internet forums crossed over into mainstream, traditional media.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
Henry's parents, Dandy and Tyrion, are a new couple who seem uninterested in incubating their eggs, Sea Life Weymouth aquarist Charlotte Edge said.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubating
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The person sitting between Sajani and Suvali, Reshma, stepped up to be Sasmita.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Elder’s sculpture was sitting outside of Bee Hive KC over Memorial Day Weekend when a man who was visibly angry allegedly began vandalizing the honeybee, according to Elder.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Three researchers, two of whom have since gone on to bigger and better successes, Vinay Prasad and Tracey Beth Hoeg, explained in detail how committed the CDC was to promoting masks.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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That includes signs and, yes, hats, t-shirts, buttons, stickers or other clothing promoting a particular candidate or initiative.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
1 June 2026
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Like Heated Rivalry before it, Off Campus became an instant sensation, spawning a passionate fanbase that’s ready to see how the rest of Kennedy’s books might be adapted in future seasons.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
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This embrace of coal is a short-term fix—extending the life spans of older coal-burning plants rather than spawning a wave of new ones.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Kokopeli’s South Park characters operate similarly, these widely recognizable models becoming a flexible tool for cultivating and capturing the nostalgic interest of the artist’s viewers.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The storytelling is as important as the mise-en-scène—the bar is named for the poet-boxer Arthur Cravan, who spent his life cultivating a mysterious, unconventional persona.—
Mary Winston Nicklin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The goal is $100k to cover attorneys’ fees for drawing up investor documents and disclosures laying the groundwork for an offer.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
30 May 2026
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Russian sources have reported drone mine-laying along sections of the land corridor to Crimea, particularly around the Mariupol–Melitopol highway.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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After returning to the United States, investigators say O’Rourke continued the alleged scam by encouraging friends and family members to organize additional fundraising events on her behalf.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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One partner gets a little embarrassed, but the other lightens the mood and keeps encouraging them.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Of those that remained active, a substantial fraction took a blood meal when brought to the laboratory and offered one, and went on to produce hatching offspring.—
John Drake,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The company released a video showing the hatching chicks.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
28 May 2026
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Set boundaries while fostering open discussions about online behavior.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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By fostering prosperity, Spain’s leaders avoided the fate of other incumbents in Western democracies.—
Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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“Incubating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubating. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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