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as in raised
to bring to maturity through care and education
watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young
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as in erected
to fix in an upright position
it took all the men in the village to rear the frame for the barn, pulling hard at the ropes until all the sides were standing
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as in built
to form by putting together parts or materials
the city has plans for rearing a new convention center over the next two years
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as in grew
to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care
an amateur who rears rare orchids in a professional-grade greenhouse
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Recent Examples of reared
The ghosts of the Nazi past reared their heads when The Secret Floor premiered at the Goldener Spatz in Gera, Germany.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
For Cowley, born in 1898 and reared in Pittsburgh in a middle-class family without much money, taking a break from college proved formative.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Yamamoto got Daulton Varsho to ground to Rojas, who reared back and fired to catcher Will Smith to get the force out at home plate.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
He was reared in an environment polluted with drugs, gangs and violence.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
But two familiar problems reared their ugly heads.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
In exchange for insider intel, Perfidia was offered witness protection, but fled for Mexico and hasn’t reared her head since.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
In Week 3, the problems reared their head in a major way for an even tougher road loss.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
The Buffs traded punts with the Pokes until the opening drive of the second quarter, when Salter got a nice pocket to work with, reared back, and fired a 29-yard strike in the end zone to Miller that put the hosts up 6-0 before the extra point.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2025
For Cowley, born in 1898 and reared in Pittsburgh in a middle-class family without much money, taking a break from college proved formative.
—Michael Gorra, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
Yamamoto got Daulton Varsho to ground to Rojas, who reared back and fired to catcher Will Smith to get the force out at home plate.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
He was reared in an environment polluted with drugs, gangs and violence.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
But two familiar problems reared their ugly heads.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
In exchange for insider intel, Perfidia was offered witness protection, but fled for Mexico and hasn’t reared her head since.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
In Week 3, the problems reared their head in a major way for an even tougher road loss.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2025
The Buffs traded punts with the Pokes until the opening drive of the second quarter, when Salter got a nice pocket to work with, reared back, and fired a 29-yard strike in the end zone to Miller that put the hosts up 6-0 before the extra point.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reared
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While much emphasis has been placed on how important the trades are for the work force, adult education programs faced a federal funding freeze, albeit briefly, this summer that raised concerns about the future of vocational schools.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Citymeals on Wheels welcomes all to Power Lunch because every single dollar raised will provide meals and connections for our older neighbors.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
11 Nov. 2025
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The tent was a remnant of the structures erected by the United Nations High Command for Refugees to provide shade for migrants, Dumasá said.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The end of a building erected in the 1940s?—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Companies shouldn’t rush through the messy middle; those that win the AI race in the long run may not be those that deployed the technology first, but those that built the strongest collaboration between humans and AI.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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Naval build-up China has built world’s largest navy, launching high-tech warships at a frenetic pace under Xi’s leadership, putting pressure on the United States and its Pacific allies to keep up.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Though George Washington and the press started off amicably, their relationship grew more adversarial once journalists began criticizing the nation’s first president.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Brazil’s President Lula da Silva Host nation Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, affectionately known as Lula, has used his second term as president to push ahead with climate action and slow the deforestation that grew to alarming rates under his predecessor, Jair Bolsonaro.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Look for species tulips that will naturalize and possibly spread over time, or Darwin hybrid tulips that are bred specifically to return year after year.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
10 Nov. 2025
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Many dogs are also bred for exaggerated features—such as flat faces or long spines—that cause lifelong pain.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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For Running Fence, I was expected to travel regularly to Petaluma (about three hours north of San Francisco), where Fence would be constructed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Forbidden City was constructed in the 15th century during the Ming Dynasty as the imperial family’s workplace and residence.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Political contacts In the late-1990s and 2000s, while Itera was reporting billions in annual revenue, the company cultivated relationships with influential politicians.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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He’s cultivated a large online following, hosts a podcast that amplifies his policy message, and posts Trump-style memes and rapid-fire videos that mock conservative governors and highlight California’s progressive policies.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Singling us out as victims of multiracialism alienates us from our fellow-South Africans and harms relationships that have been fostered over the past 30 years.—
Kate Bartlett,
NPR,
10 Nov. 2025
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Unlike Zohran Mamdani’s victory at the mayoral election in New York, which boosted progressives within the Democratic Party, Spanberger’s win fostered the case for more centrist politics.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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