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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
With Hubbard nursing a calf injury, Dowdle was a certified workhorse in the backfield.
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Judah The movie version of Laura is very much single, still nursing the heartache of her break-up with fellow journalist Ben (David Ajala), who is also on the cruise.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Pulisic, nursing a minor ankle injury, ultimately entered the game in the 73rd minute, but Zendejas didn’t dress.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Experts at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine say that newborn foals should attempt to stand within an hour of birth and start nursing within two hours.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
Judah The movie version of Laura is very much single, still nursing the heartache of her break-up with fellow journalist Ben (David Ajala), who is also on the cruise.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Oct. 2025
Pulisic, nursing a minor ankle injury, ultimately entered the game in the 73rd minute, but Zendejas didn’t dress.
—Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Experts at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine say that newborn foals should attempt to stand within an hour of birth and start nursing within two hours.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursing
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Fortunately, the feline is healing incredibly well, and the vet even gave her some adorable pink ears made of wool.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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While political violence decreased, his heavy-handed rule papered over France’s wounds without healing them.—
Time,
Time,
21 Oct. 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
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Fast and Free High-rise Tight 25-inch 5-pocket There’s simply no such thing as having too many pockets, as exhibited by these fan-favorite five-pocket leggings, which are currently $69.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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However, after having the scan, Bishop had the uneasy sense that something wasn’t right.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Without spoiling anything, Liberation’s ending doesn't quite stick the landing either.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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For the party’s new leadership, running Libertarian candidates and providing an outlet for their voters’ political perspective isn’t spoiling.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
26 Oct. 2025
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Still, the project adds another exclusive tier to a venue already marked by VIP enclaves, raising questions about how much of COTA’s most distinctive real estate will remain truly accessible — and for how long.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The key to raising emotionally resilient kids is the ability to repair.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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He was seen in the video speaking to a man next to where the conservative group was promoting an upcoming appearance by political comedian Alex Stein.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Its campaign calling for the protection of American culture from invaders has raised eyebrows, and prompted accusations by the Southern Poverty Law Center's Hatewatch Project, of promoting a White, Christian nationalist agenda.—
NPR,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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Our results resonate with growing evidence that preserving today’s living large herbivores and understanding the diversity of their ecological niches is crucial for conserving functional ecosystems.—
Aditya Reddy Kurre,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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The human body’s strategies for conserving energy have something in common with how bears enter hibernation.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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