as in nutritive
providing the substances necessary for health and bodily growth
milk should be part of a nourishing breakfast
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as in cultivating
to help the growth or development of
wanted to nourish her students' love of art
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as in sustaining
to supply with nourishment
we've always been nourished by such good food when staying at their house
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as in raising
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 nourishing
Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
This ultra-nourishing formula brings lips back to life, not just with luscious apricot, avocado, jojoba, and pomegranate oils, but also with its dewy, lip-enhancing hues, from the succulent Red Delicious, a sheer watermelon shade, to the sexy Jam Session, a transparent Black Cherry hue.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
After heavy rainfall, water is collected in a rain garden and slowly absorbed back into the soil, nourishing any native flowers and greenery planted around it in the process.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
Dream big, but stay honest with yourself about what is truly nourishing versus just exciting.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 25 Jan. 2026
This ultra-nourishing formula brings lips back to life, not just with luscious apricot, avocado, jojoba, and pomegranate oils, but also with its dewy, lip-enhancing hues, from the succulent Red Delicious, a sheer watermelon shade, to the sexy Jam Session, a transparent Black Cherry hue.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
The lightweight, glow-boosting oil delivers broad-spectrum chemical SPF while nourishing skin with a thoughtful blend of oils.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026
After heavy rainfall, water is collected in a rain garden and slowly absorbed back into the soil, nourishing any native flowers and greenery planted around it in the process.
—Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nourishing
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Typically, sugar substitutes (including nutritive and non-nutritive sweeteners) impact blood sugar to a lesser extent than table sugar.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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They’re typically sweetened with artificial or non-nutritive sweeteners, such as aspartame or sucralose, which don’t raise blood sugar levels.—
Caitlin Beale,
Health,
20 Jan. 2026
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Iran had been building that capacity in Iraq since the 1980s, cultivating Shia political networks, exile parties and militia groups during and after the Iran-Iraq War and beyond with the explicit goal of ensuring a post-Saddam Iraq would never again threaten Iranian security.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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Organizations that fail to provide clearer pathways risk losing the very leaders responsible for cultivating talent across the enterprise.—
Ruth Umoh,
Fortune,
9 Mar. 2026
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James did not play after sustaining a left elbow injury against the Nuggets.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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In the labor movements of the thirties, the civil rights movement of the sixties, and the Grenadian revolution of 1979, the poem has always been a collaborator in the work of creating and sustaining movements.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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There are dangers that the entire global supply chain could be upended, raising costs for businesses and their customers.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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Many young people in China complain that the cost of raising children is too high and that job prospects are too low.—
Janis Mackey Frayer,
NBC news,
5 Mar. 2026
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American beech trees send down a taproot, but after about 25 to 30 years, more shallow roots draw the nutrients, leaving the taproot’s function to be structural rather than nutritional.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Nutrient Comparison The nutritional profile of green tea and lemon water varies depending on brewing strength and how much lemon juice is added.—
Lindsey DeSoto,
Health,
5 Mar. 2026
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But ever since Ticketmaster and Live Nation merged in 2010, the companies have been accused of promoting anticompetitive behaviors.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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One Russian dancer posted a video of someone removing a Marty Supreme poster to reveal a poster promoting a performance of Swan Lake.—
Chloe Angyal,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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As nurturing and life-giving as breastfeeding is, its long-term impact on breasts tends to get a bad rap.—
Jennifer Byrne,
Popular Science,
5 Mar. 2026
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The foundation and its supporters have played the long game, nurturing longstanding relationships with whatever governor or president was in office, sometimes to the dismay of its critics.—
Michael Adno,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2026
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But there are dozens of fine dining restaurants that have earned the highest culinary accolades, while fostering safe, equitable and supportive environments.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Social media influencers that make a tidy living off fostering outrage featured my faculty headshot and posted it with Hasner’s announcement.—
Karen J. Leader,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Nourishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nourishing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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