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verb

present tense third-person singular of nurture
1
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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as in sustains
to supply with nourishment nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup

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noun

plural of nurture
as in nourishments

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Recent Examples of nurtures
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Sam is smart about his feelings, but has a kind energy that nurtures others with empathy and food. — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 An influential alcohol industry, which nurtures deep ties to lawmakers, charitable groups, and consumers, has kept a tight grip on regulation — at the expense of public health. — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 14 July 2026 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. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurtures
  1. promotes
  2. educates
  3. sustains
  4. feeds
  5. encourages
  6. inspires
  7. nourishes
  8. supplies
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  • An adult user usually has a preferred seat height that promotes comfort and security.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Eli Lilly is also suing Aesthetic Envy, a California med spa that promotes retatrutide, and Striker Pharmacy, which has made a version of the experimental drug.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of promotes
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  • None of these institutions educates hundreds of thousands of students.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
Definition of educates
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  • Lê is interested in all the activity that fills a day, in its movement and sound, and attentive to the busy ecosystem that surrounds and sustains his principal characters.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • However, stocks of major infrastructure players, including Hewlett Packard, likely have more room to run as a boom in artificial intelligence data centers sustains a longer, but still cyclical, infrastructure upcycle, according to Morgan Stanley.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sustains
Noun
  • The Vances often post photos of their children, but Usha’s parents and sister don’t appear in her social media feeds.
    — Kate Andersen Brower, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, those tools filled their social feeds with polished, generic AI content that sounded like every other travel ad.
    — Joel Frenette, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of feeds
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  • Forbes Travel Guide’s second annual Edge List encourages discovery beyond the well-trodden path.
    — Forbes Travel Guide, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If parents need to contact their students, each district encourages them to reach out to the school’s office.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of encourages
Verb
  • In an interview with NPR, Padeu explained his art — and what inspires him.
    — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 9 Aug. 2026
  • What terrifies you about this moment and inspires you about this moment?
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of inspires
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  • Elevate your bathing routine with this creamy shower gel that gently cleanses and nourishes your skin with a blend of acai, cupuacu butter and coconut oil.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • L'Occitane en Provence Almond Shimmering Body Oil A silky oil that nourishes skin while adding a subtle, refined luminosity that never feels sticky.
    — Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of nourishes
Noun
  • Tehran also responded by effectively shutting down tanker and cargo traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which around one-fifth of global oil supplies usually transit.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Before the war, an average of 120 vessels crossed the crucial waterway, through which one-fifth of global oil supplies used to travel, every day.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
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