as in raised
to bring forth and raise to maturity through care and education
They expertly parent their second child using all the lessons learned from raising their first.
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Recent Examples of parented
Parenting values are simply, deeply personal, and tied closely to the way we were raised and how we were parented as kids, says Kim Rippy, LPC, CCTP-II, trauma and anxiety specialist, and practice owner at Keystone Therapy Group.
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wendy Wisner, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
Pratt and his ex-wife, Anna Faris, welcomed Jack in 2012 and have co-parented since their split in 2017.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
wendy Wisner, Parents, 19 Aug. 2025
Pratt and his ex-wife, Anna Faris, welcomed Jack in 2012 and have co-parented since their split in 2017.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for parented
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Getty Images Rec, a technology company serving the parks and recreation industry, has raised $11 million in a Series A funding round in which several former and current professional athletes participated.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Eco Wave Power logo is displayed on a floater raised out of the water during a demonstration of Eco Wave Power electricity generation technology using the power of ocean waves in the harbor at AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, California, on August 26, 2025.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Paramount has nurtured Pluto TV, which has lagged a bit in recent years but has been a pioneer in the FAST business, while WBD has shown an appetite to use its deep library to drive FAST channels and AVOD license deals.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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They are nurtured and built to bring out the best in people.—
Scott Ferrell,
IndyStar,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Second World War left Japan devastated, but the seven-year occupation that followed inevitably fostered exposure and, for some, a certain attraction to American culture.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Some were neighbors who fostered young children in need of a home, a pharmacist who selflessly served the same community for decades or a veteran who fearlessly died for her country.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Parented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parented. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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