1
as in to cultivate
to help the growth or development of
wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent
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as in to educate
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe
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as in nourishment
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Recent Examples of nurture
EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The village has been a Tree City USA community for 35 years, a designation by the Arbor Day Foundation, which has a mission of inspiring people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Lina Khatib, Time, 19 June 2025
Focusing your online engagement in local groups means interacting with real-life neighbors, in empowering and nurturing ways, rather than haunting national sites full of strangers.
—Anastasia G McAteer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Verb
Tommy frets that there’s too much of Joel’s anger in her, but Gail assures him that nature, not nurture, does most of that work, and Ellie and Joel always had that in common.
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
The village has been a Tree City USA community for 35 years, a designation by the Arbor Day Foundation, which has a mission of inspiring people to plant, nurture and celebrate trees.
—Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Noun
The seeming success of Lebanese Hezbollah—the first proxy Iran nurtured—became a template for others in the Middle East.
—Lina Khatib, Time, 19 June 2025
Focusing your online engagement in local groups means interacting with real-life neighbors, in empowering and nurturing ways, rather than haunting national sites full of strangers.
—Anastasia G McAteer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurture
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In each case, growing landlessness and the pressure to cultivate cash crops reduced local resilience in the face of prolonged droughts and other disasters, such as outbreaks of bubonic plague and cattle disease.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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Spanish-Speaking Cannabis Creators Santa Tuca (Alan) – A prominent Argentine cannabis creator and community leader, Santa Tuca has cultivated an audience of 80,000+ on Instagram with creative grow-op tours, event coverage, and lifestyle content.—
Javier Hasse,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Instead, follow new rules: Entertain first, then inspire or educate.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Elite provides hybrid education and online school — mainly homeschooling — to about 1,800 students who are primarily taught by their parents or private vendors who Elite pays to educate its students.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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Yet his silence during the war — and the damage sustained across Iran’s military and nuclear infrastructure — has raised new doubts about the regime’s preparedness and resilience.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The nation’s second-largest school system has been able to sustain deficit spending because of reserves left over from more than $5 billion in one-time pandemic-relief aid.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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Pollinator pots are small containers designed to provide an easy source of nourishment for pollinators.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 June 2025
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There’s no extra product required for the process, besides optional leave-in conditioners for extra nourishment, or a dry texture spray for added grip.—
Olivia Cigliano,
Footwear News,
12 June 2025
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Target has tapped the promotional strategy frequently in recent years, cutting or maintaining prices on important seasonal categories such as toys or Thanksgiving meal supplies, while also promoting lists of related items as falling under a certain amount.—
Glen Luke Flanagan,
Fortune,
30 June 2025
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Topline The Trump administration sued the city of Los Angeles on Monday, claiming its policy limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement efforts promotes attacks on law enforcement, the latest legal battle centered around the L.A. protests against federal deportation raids.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Yes, a couple of Czech producers came up with an idea influenced by or inspired by the Wim Wenders documentary about 18 months ago.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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America is not used to having a local guy as the driving force of an institution with four times as much history and an even greater capacity to inspire fear and awe.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
1 July 2025
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For in-flight sustenance, Manaker recommends packing wholesome snacks (think: nuts, seeds, and granola bars) to help maintain energy levels throughout the journey.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
21 June 2025
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Stephen Glantz, 75, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with nine counts each of torturing, injuring or failing to provide necessary sustenance to an animal and neglect to impounded or confined animals, online records show.—
Muri Assunção,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
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The bills’ sponsors and advocates are encouraged by the bipartisan support received so far.—
Lauren Jessop,
The Washington Examiner,
30 June 2025
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Later, Mi-ji and Ho-su encourage Sang-wol to learn how to read.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
30 June 2025
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“Nurture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurture. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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