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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
wanted to nourish her students' love of art
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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
he willingly nourished a child that was not his own
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Recent Examples of nourish
The sand trucked away from Mount Baldy was deposited at Crescent Beach to nourish beaches on the eastern edge of the park, including Mount Baldy itself.
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
What was unusual about the two dead humpback whales, Dunkin said, is that both seemed to be properly nourished.
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Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
If costs wobble, choose sturdy materials and skip extras, because reliability brings lasting ease that nourishes home life.
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Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
SpaceX is about to do that on its own, nevermind OpenAI and Anthropic, as its need for compute power outpaces what the private markets can properly nourish and feed.
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Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
What was unusual about the two dead humpback whales, Dunkin said, is that both seemed to be properly nourished.
—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
If costs wobble, choose sturdy materials and skip extras, because reliability brings lasting ease that nourishes home life.
—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
15 June 2026
SpaceX is about to do that on its own, nevermind OpenAI and Anthropic, as its need for compute power outpaces what the private markets can properly nourish and feed.
—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nourish
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While promoting Cape Fear on the SmartLess podcast, Adams told the story of saving a man’s life in Santa Monica.
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Supporters of Amendment 3 have used Thursday’s court ruling to promote the new amendment.
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Those who have sustained a severe burn or dirty wound should follow up with a booster after five years, according to the CDC.
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The driver of the bus sustained minor injuries.
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Relatives identified the food vendor as Arabelia Martinez, 62, and have raised more than $100,000 to pay for therapy and replace the items damaged in the incident.
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Jake embraced his stepparent role wholeheartedly and helped raise Alex alongside Antonio and Rochelle.
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Organizations that successfully fought for voting rights, educational opportunity, and political representation did not always cultivate the next generation of leadership with the same effectiveness.
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Swift has cultivated a loyal collective of her favorite brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Area (recall her famous Super Bowl jeans).
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With the fund, Amazon is investing in startups across the supply chain to identify and nurture technologies that address operational challenges in fulfillment centers, logistics and supply chain management.
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The reshaping of society by a small cadre of tech-billionaires whose actions are nurturing mass surveillance for marketing and political purposes, widespread technological unemployment, and a culture of misinformation and disinformation is clearly anti-democratic.
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The music industry mogul, who helped foster the careers of Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, was hospitalized with respiratory weeks before his death.
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Obesity-fostering bacteria were found to represent a plurality in the gut microbiomes of American black bears.
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Rissetto encourages her patients to cut back on alcoholic beverages.
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Israel has historically negotiated with Palestinian militant groups to exchange hostages for Palestinian prisoners and detainees even as critics warned the practice could encourage more kidnappings.
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But there is a wide variety of products that address different skin concerns, from peptide serums for wrinkles to satisfying face masks to deeply hydrated skin.
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Treating this as a binary choice means optimizing for one group at the expense of the other, which tends to produce policies that satisfy neither.
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“Nourish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nourish. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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