nursing

present participle of nurse
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as in suckling
to give milk to from the breast a new mother's decision to nurse her baby

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as in conserving
to use or give out in stingy amounts he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch

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Recent Examples of nursing Brandon Aiyuk is recovering from a torn ACL, and up until recently, Jauan Jennings had been nursing a calf issue. Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025 Mission Viejo was playing without Miami committed receiver Vance Spafford, who is nursing an ankle injury. Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025 But Waller has been nursing a hip injury since joining the team, and didn’t participate in a single training camp practice. Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025 In the accompanying image, Baz is lying on her side, nursing her son in a low cut bra while holding a bottle in her free hand. Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nursing
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Verb
  • Ride bareback on a steed into the Indian Ocean with the popular Swimming with Horses activity, try healing equine therapy with the gentle creatures or partake in yoga, massage or reiki that all involve horses.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This week, the Aries Moon on Monday and Tuesday lights a fire under your joy sector, reminding you that play and creativity are healing too.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • The best rooms look out over the sea and the rugged peaks of Cavall Bernat—a view shared by the rooftop restaurant, where local meats star in dishes like suckling porc negre and pastry stuffed with guinea fowl in almond sauce.
    Benjamin Kemper, Saveur, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Devers, who is starting at first on Saturday, has fared well at first base despite having no experience at the position prior to this season.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Despite having a reputation for being at the cutting-edge of technological trends, cash is king in Japan.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Without spoiling the actual ending, you guys do not die.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Without spoiling anyone’s fate, suffice to say the movie ends on a cliffhanger, as a favorite character teeters between life and death.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
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  • Among them were countless era-defining releases that are still among the best movies ever made—of any genre—from the haunting Rebecca to the gripping Rear Window, and the ravishing Vertigo to the hair-raising Psycho.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Sep. 2025
  • There were times when raising kids, building careers, and paying bills felt overwhelming.
    Allen Buchanan, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The turn of the century saw the advent of rhizobial soil inoculants for improving legume growth, with the FDA promoting such applications.
    Anna Marija Helt, JSTOR Daily, 17 Sep. 2025
  • That political violence and policy violence are contrary to establishing justice, contrary to providing for the common defense contract, promoting the general welfare, contrary to ensuring domestic tranquility and contrast to equal protection under the law.
    Michel Martin, NPR, 17 Sep. 2025
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  • By extending sensor reach while conserving power, technologies like Wi-Fi HaLow can help broaden access to real-time environmental data, especially in areas where traditional networks fall short.
    Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • How Treatment Types Affect Secondary Cancer Risk The study focused on women who received breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy as their first treatment.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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  • Really, the album is about tiring of mothering men who are great in bed but lack crucial social skills.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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