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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
Trump was, by now, back in office, and the issue of CNN again reared its ugly head.
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Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Now, for the first time in nearly 200 years, tortoises with Floreana ancestry have returned to Floreana Island, following the release last week of 158 individuals reared in a special captive breeding program.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
In fact, officials say Sacramento State's trees have successfully reared many fledglings in the past.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
We Pekingese are reared on shark fins, curlew liver, and the breast of quail; for drink, the milk of antelopes that pasture in imperial parks.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s nothing wrong with him, but as a baby reared with staff instead of inside the group of monkeys, the others just really hate Punch’s vibe.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
Born into poverty, he was reared by a single mother who provided constant encouragement.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Birds, a Gothic literature leitmotif, also reared their beaks at Bibhu Mohapatra, whose ghostly white gowns in macramé lace resembled feathers framing the jaw.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Lusichi mentioned the adoption program, a key fundraising tool for the trust, which has successfully reared 322 African elephants since it was founded in 1977 by the late Daphne Sheldrick—the first person to successfully reintroduce the animals into the wild.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2026
Now, for the first time in nearly 200 years, tortoises with Floreana ancestry have returned to Floreana Island, following the release last week of 158 individuals reared in a special captive breeding program.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2026
In fact, officials say Sacramento State's trees have successfully reared many fledglings in the past.
—Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
We Pekingese are reared on shark fins, curlew liver, and the breast of quail; for drink, the milk of antelopes that pasture in imperial parks.
—Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
There’s nothing wrong with him, but as a baby reared with staff instead of inside the group of monkeys, the others just really hate Punch’s vibe.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
Born into poverty, he was reared by a single mother who provided constant encouragement.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Birds, a Gothic literature leitmotif, also reared their beaks at Bibhu Mohapatra, whose ghostly white gowns in macramé lace resembled feathers framing the jaw.
—Ari Stark, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
Lusichi mentioned the adoption program, a key fundraising tool for the trust, which has successfully reared 322 African elephants since it was founded in 1977 by the late Daphne Sheldrick—the first person to successfully reintroduce the animals into the wild.
—Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reared
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The family soon moved to the Southern California city of El Monte, where Joe McDonald was raised.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Gardner, who was born and raised in Detroit, totaled four points, five rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes against his hometown team.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Florida alone, he was transferred about a dozen times to various immigration detention centers, including Alligator Alcatraz, hastily erected last summer by the DeSantis administration in the middle of the Everglades.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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In 2014, Bolsonaro, then just a congressman, spit on a bust of Paiva erected to honor his memory during the coup’s 50th anniversary in Congress.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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It is built along one bank of the Great Zab river that meanders through northeastern Iraq.—
Younes Mohammad,
USA Today,
15 Mar. 2026
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The Cougars, who were one shot away from winning a national championship last April, deserve an assist for the juggernaut that Lloyd built this year.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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If the rocks fell, the beatings grew worse.—
MARK BANCHEREAU THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Pegula says her motivation to pursue tennis came well before her family’s fortune grew.—
Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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How to Pot and Repot Peach Trees Peach trees are fast growers, so Dickey advises choosing a dwarf variety bred for container growing.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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The colt is owned and bred by Calumet Farm.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Instead, it was constructed with the president’s own hands, on the day the court offered him the tools to dismantle it.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Project Cardinal, which already secured preliminary approval from the city in November, would be made up of 14 buildings, Olson said, with one to two buildings constructed per year as the campus is built out.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The metamorphosis — cultivated by the city and fueled by developers — is bringing dramatic change to the Pompano skyline, generating buzz locally and beyond.—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2026
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Stanton cultivated a group of women-abolitionist friends, first at her and Henry’s home, in Boston, and then at a house that her father gave her along the new Erie Canal, in the western New York town of Seneca Falls.—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Some of them are biological, some adopted, some fostered – but Babineaux-Fontenot won't tell you which is which.—
Lee Cowan,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Just as colonial expansion had fostered the first men on the spot, so decolonization created a new generation of such empowered historical actors.—
Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Reared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reared. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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