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as in promotes
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 educates
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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Recent Examples of nurtures
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
The song references having a safe space to express yourself and that is what Pride represents - a community that protects and nurtures its own.
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Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
The festivals specialist, who nurtures close ties to Hollywood, revived Taormina’s competitive strands and brought major names such as Martin Scorsese to speak at the festival in her return year.
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Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Still, the internet nurtures these Hobbesian, splenetic views.
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Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
That’s the true greatness of Free Comic Book Day, which now nurtures and expands upon the culture in which it was born.
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Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, leading with love or care in the workplace nurtures a culture of empathy, compassion, and authenticity, driving organizational success and fostering a sense of purpose and fulfillment among team members.
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Rebecca Ahmed,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
The diary writing nurtures an internal life by giving oxygen to what previously had been ephemeral, easily self-mocked as inappropriate, or troubling.
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Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
In coach, Eunice downloads the chairwoman’s phone into her computer and nurtures a paranoia that everyone in the plane is watching her.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
The advent of artificial intelligence is giving a new shine to a liberal arts education, which career experts say nurtures the skills valued by employers as AI increasingly changes the workplace.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
The song references having a safe space to express yourself and that is what Pride represents - a community that protects and nurtures its own.
—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
10 June 2026
The festivals specialist, who nurtures close ties to Hollywood, revived Taormina’s competitive strands and brought major names such as Martin Scorsese to speak at the festival in her return year.
—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
4 June 2026
Still, the internet nurtures these Hobbesian, splenetic views.
—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
24 May 2026
That’s the true greatness of Free Comic Book Day, which now nurtures and expands upon the culture in which it was born.
—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
30 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, leading with love or care in the workplace nurtures a culture of empathy, compassion, and authenticity, driving organizational success and fostering a sense of purpose and fulfillment among team members.
—
Rebecca Ahmed,
Big Think,
22 Apr. 2026
The diary writing nurtures an internal life by giving oxygen to what previously had been ephemeral, easily self-mocked as inappropriate, or troubling.
—
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
In coach, Eunice downloads the chairwoman’s phone into her computer and nurtures a paranoia that everyone in the plane is watching her.
—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurtures
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Critics argued the required reading list promotes Christianity over religious diversity and civil rights while blurring the constitutional separation of church and state.
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In short, the new office combines MENALAC's regional expertise with IAAPA's global scale and creates a structure which promotes information sharing.
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Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation's public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge by conservatives to incorporate more religion into classrooms.
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
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That clarity sustains momentum when external validation is scarce.
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The addition of glycerin in Matkas’s serum sustains the formula’s quenching effects.
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Creatine gummies have taken over social media feeds, gym bags and supplement shelves and now creatine gummies are riding the same wave, promising a candy-like shortcut to the muscle-building benefits long associated with powder.
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Grüns, Bloom Nutrition, Lemme, 8Greens and Goli have all flooded social feeds with promises, and shoppers with mixed verdicts.
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Rissetto encourages her patients to cut back on alcoholic beverages.
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Reclaiming this original spirit encourages leaders to prioritize ethical conduct, the common good, and judge individuals by their actions and inherent potential, fostering inclusive and merit-based environments.
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July 23 – August 22 Leo, your playful spark inspires teamwork now.
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
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L'Occitane en Provence Almond Shimmering Body Oil A silky oil that nourishes skin while adding a subtle, refined luminosity that never feels sticky.
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If costs wobble, choose sturdy materials and skip extras, because reliability brings lasting ease that nourishes home life.
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The shipment includes emergency health kits for urgent medical care, including supplies for safe births, newborn care, disease prevention and treatment, according to the United Nations.
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At donation centers across Miami-Dade County, members of the Venezuelan community are collecting supplies for victims while anxiously waiting for news from home.
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