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as in healing
to attend to the needs and comforts of
willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm
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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 having
to keep in one's mind or heart
he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend
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as in spoiling
to treat with great or excessive care
nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week
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as in raising
to bring to maturity through care and education
as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years
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as in promoting
to help the growth or development of
her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent
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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
Earlier this year, Joslin mailed a packet of letters from nursing home residents at his facility to his state representative requesting a raise in the personal needs allowance.
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Kristi Tanner, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
With Golden State star Stephen Curry nursing a right knee injury, NBA commissioner Adam Silver awoke Tuesday needing to select a replacement player for Sunday’s All-Star tournament.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Huerter, who played under Brown’s Sacramento Kings, checked into the game for the Pistons in the fourth quarter with Detroit nursing a 30-point lead and made his first basket with his new team with just over six minutes left in the final frame.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Peterson suggested the Hornets intend on being cautious with White, who’s nursing a left calf strain.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
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Kristi Tanner, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
With Golden State star Stephen Curry nursing a right knee injury, NBA commissioner Adam Silver awoke Tuesday needing to select a replacement player for Sunday’s All-Star tournament.
—Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Feb. 2026
Huerter, who played under Brown’s Sacramento Kings, checked into the game for the Pistons in the fourth quarter with Detroit nursing a 30-point lead and made his first basket with his new team with just over six minutes left in the final frame.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
Peterson suggested the Hornets intend on being cautious with White, who’s nursing a left calf strain.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursing
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Fiery Mars leaps into a supportive sextile to healing Chiron, encouraging us to make the first move in mending strained bonds of any type.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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How Florida’s Statute of Limitations Shapes a Claim Most people focus on healing first.—
Maria Williams,
USA Today,
17 Feb. 2026
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The pups have the epicurean delight of suckling one of the highest fat-content milks in the animal kingdom.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2025
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Those people under him are suckling on his piggly-wiggly titties.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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There were noticeable knock-on effects of having so few fixtures.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Once chewed up by the machine of expectation and found guilty of the eternal athletic sin of having too much talent too soon, Liu has since learned how to spit back rather than be spit out.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Much of the damage that the larger amount would cause, especially the impact on the pond and spoiling the preserve, would still happen under the new plan.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
12 Feb. 2026
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Petrecca was thrust into the commentary role, replacing Auro Bulbarelli, who removed himself after spoiling the surprise arrival of Mattarella aboard one of the city’s trams.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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But what was really baffling was Cronin’s claim that the questioner was raising his voice.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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That reality means balancing work, wellness and raising her young son, which has become the foundation for her latest collaboration with Fabletics.—
Casey DelBasso,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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The perennial candidate had raised hundreds of thousands of dollars over the years from prominent right-wing figures while promoting QAnon conspiracy theories but never cracked 25% of the vote.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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Policymakers have turned to promoting the consumption of services to boost overall spending, betting that elderly care services, leisure and tourism can help make up for the tepid demand in goods.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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Zack took the cue and led with Altadena’s sense of independence as a quality worth conserving.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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This time, the World team only got a token 5-minute appearance from the Lakers’ Luka Doncic, in this case legitimately conserving himself while coming back from a hamstring injury.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
16 Feb. 2026
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Key strands of the film are about mothering with laser focus on the parents played by Okonedo and Mallen.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
13 Feb. 2026
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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 26 Feb. 2026.
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