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1
as in breeding
to bring to maturity through care and education
watched a documentary on how wolves rear their young
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2
as in erecting
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 building
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 growing
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 rearing
Eric Palkovacs,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Cultural differences on child-rearing take an extreme turn when child-protection services become involved, and the divisions reflect a bigger battle between conservative and progressive values.
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Miranda Murray,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
By at least acknowledging differing points of view on child rearing, parents give themselves the opportunity to borrow some from each approach.
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Parents,
24 May 2026
There’s no blanket answer for parenting or child-rearing.
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Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Some of her collaborators have already shown that pregnancy alters a mom’s hormones and brain structure in ways that are good for bonding and child-rearing.
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The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
Being taught society’s standard eating rituals, so as not to disgust others by violating them, was certainly a useful part of ordinary child-rearing.
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Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Being incredibly prescriptive about child-rearing in that way can arguably be harmful because children are their own people, and part of growing up is making mistakes.
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CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
These women, including Mary Ann M’Clintock, Amelia Bloomer, and Martha Coffin Wright, provided a respite from the drudgery of child rearing.
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Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
Inflation is rearing its head again.
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Ramtin Arablouei,
NPR,
28 May 2026
Restoring habitat Loss of spawning and rearing habitat is one of the biggest long-term challenges for California salmon.
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Eric Palkovacs,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.
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Susanne Rust
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
The duck, known as Violet to the school's students and staff, has been rearing her baby birds in the school's courtyard for over a decade, returning each year to the safe space to welcome a new brood.
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Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
But society still largely operates on the assumption that child rearing is the responsibility of the mother—and all messaging is directed accordingly.
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Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
An Olympic gold medalist's divorce is rearing its ugly head.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
The rest of us should ask ourselves why the melancholy Dane is rearing his head again.
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Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
Cold-water releases can also help prevent rivers from heating up to lethal temperatures during critical spawning, rearing and migration periods.
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Eric Palkovacs,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Cultural differences on child-rearing take an extreme turn when child-protection services become involved, and the divisions reflect a bigger battle between conservative and progressive values.
—
Miranda Murray,
USA Today,
24 May 2026
By at least acknowledging differing points of view on child rearing, parents give themselves the opportunity to borrow some from each approach.
—
Parents,
24 May 2026
There’s no blanket answer for parenting or child-rearing.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
15 May 2026
Some of her collaborators have already shown that pregnancy alters a mom’s hormones and brain structure in ways that are good for bonding and child-rearing.
—
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
Being taught society’s standard eating rituals, so as not to disgust others by violating them, was certainly a useful part of ordinary child-rearing.
—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Being incredibly prescriptive about child-rearing in that way can arguably be harmful because children are their own people, and part of growing up is making mistakes.
—
CNN Money,
25 Mar. 2026
These women, including Mary Ann M’Clintock, Amelia Bloomer, and Martha Coffin Wright, provided a respite from the drudgery of child rearing.
—
Moira Donegan,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has shared a breathtaking new view of the iconic Horsehead Nebula (Barnard 33) rearing its head 1,600 light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion.
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Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
28 May 2026
Inflation is rearing its head again.
—
Ramtin Arablouei,
NPR,
28 May 2026
Restoring habitat Loss of spawning and rearing habitat is one of the biggest long-term challenges for California salmon.
—
Eric Palkovacs,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
Some dairy farms send calves out to third-party calf ranches for rearing.
—
Susanne Rust
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
The duck, known as Violet to the school's students and staff, has been rearing her baby birds in the school's courtyard for over a decade, returning each year to the safe space to welcome a new brood.
—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
But society still largely operates on the assumption that child rearing is the responsibility of the mother—and all messaging is directed accordingly.
—
Literary Hub,
5 May 2026
An Olympic gold medalist's divorce is rearing its ugly head.
—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
The rest of us should ask ourselves why the melancholy Dane is rearing his head again.
—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearing
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Bradley the author eventually conceded that his research had been faulty and that the flag-raising in which his father had been involved was photographed by a Marine photographer earlier on the morning of February 23, 1945, and that Doc Bradley was not depicted in the famous Rosenthal photo.
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The event kicked off with a March of Black Excellence that included more than 100 Black young people ranging from middle school through college age before the flag-raising and a performance of the Black National Anthem sung by Chicago recording artist Nialand.
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The islands, which sit about 2,485 miles (4,000 kilometers) southwest of mainland Australia have long been an isolated sanctuary for breeding birds and marine mammals.
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There were also breeding facilities in the state.
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More energy devoted to passing laws to protect consumers from predatory businesses and to erecting guardrails to prevent artificial intelligence companies from collecting and selling our data for private gain.
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Workers spent Friday evening erecting scaffolding in front of the building as crowds gathered below to watch.
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Those approvals allow crews to begin building essential site infrastructure before full production activities start.
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Her parents are both undocumented immigrants who spent decades in San Diego, working as paleteros, selling ice cream, building a life and raising a family.
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Yet robust economic growth has proved elusive, even as government debt has climbed, leaving successive administrations with little firepower to fix a growing list of related challenges, from crumbling infrastructure to a chronic housing shortage.
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With stages stretching from Freedom Corner to the Point and crowds growing every year, Pittsburgh’s Juneteenth celebration has evolved into a centerpiece of the city’s summer calendar and a living testament to Black culture, commerce and community pride downtown.
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Son of a Preacherman, Choi's latest work, is an autobiographical look at the writer's upbringing in a family of preachers.
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Sadeq, a 45-year-old whose clerical salt-and-pepper beard and calming mien manifested his upbringing as the son of Nabatieh’s imam and a scion of the city, spoke of the need for Lebanon’s Shiites to formulate a way beyond the conflicts that have marked their history.
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The critical ingredient to fostering comfort and connection in the company of greatness!
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Obesity-fostering bacteria were found to represent a plurality in the gut microbiomes of American black bears.
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If that occurs, The Economist’s two-track internet may be remembered as one of the earliest signs that humanity had begun constructing a parallel universe of knowledge for a new form of intelligence.
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Purchasing and renovating the existing buildings could save as much as $111 million compared with constructing new facilities, according to county documents.
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“Rearing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rearing. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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