rearing 1 of 2

present participle of rear
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rearing

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rearing
Verb
The commission directed the department to come up with a drought response strategy after an extremely dry year in 2021 led to dismal quail reproduction and rearing, Harding said. Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Roger Hodgson, a posh young guitarist whose post-private school rearing clashed with Davies' own humble origins, wound up gelling with Davies, and Supertramp was born — after a few months under the moniker of Daddy. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025 Those measures include safeguards from adverse effects of federal activities, restrictions on hunting or development, and active conservation plans like seed planting or captive rearing of animals. Andrew Cunningham, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025 Beekman argues that language developed slowly to fulfill the requirements of child-rearing. Elissa Strauss, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2025 The team also observed the male spectral bat involved in the rearing of his young, according to the study. Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025 The size and makeup of turkey flocks change throughout the year depending on mating season and child rearing. Joan Morris, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025 At the time, there was not much known about this species, their diet and their rearing. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
Health issue keeps rearing its head? Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 And then there is the monster rearing its head. Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 If the team is reeling and injuries are rearing their ugly head once again, leading to a disappointing record, then there’s a chance because only a select player or two are untouchable. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2025 Free speech issues rearing their head once again there. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025 Of course, a rearing bronco with deep orange eyes is included in the design for these Broncos. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025 Under the leadership of DNR nongame biologist Chris Iverson, Indiana started rearing bald eagles at the tower in 1986. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025 In addition to rearing Arundhati and her older brother alone, in defiance of both family and society, Mary founded an enduring educational establishment and was so persistent an activist that a landmark legal ruling bears her name. Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025 Evidence is starting to roll in that inflation is rearing its ugly head as his tariffs were just beginning to be implemented. Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rearing
Verb
  • Arctic seals rely on sea ice for breeding and raising their pups, as well as for moulting, resting and accessing foraging areas.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So far Pakistan’s diplomatic game is raising cheers back home.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • China, for political reasons, is fast erecting barriers.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And, in a break with the past, the VDMA is now expressing support for erecting countervailing tariffs when foreign products are found to be made with the support of government subsidies.
    Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The company argues that building reliable AI agents—systems that can reason, act, and use tools on behalf of users—is still far too difficult.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Based in Amsterdam and led by Frank Hoeve, Baldr is building a reputation for fostering innovative filmmakers and forging co-productions that bridge documentary and fiction.
    Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Charlotte is growing at a rapid rate, and infrastructure, including public transportation, is a critical part of that growth.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The environmental effects on national parks and public lands are growing.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Emin admitted that museums were never really part of her upbringing.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025
  • That bicultural upbringing heavily shaped her artistry.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That's brought employees from many different cultures together, rather than breeding a unified corporate mindset from its founding.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Prior to being rescued, Neve was used for breeding.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The stereotype of constructing the culture of a program in the mirror image of the head coach is belabored throughout every college football season.
    Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • One of Puth’s greatest talents is constructing songs that sound simple but are powered by dynamic chord switches and deceptively complicated harmonies.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Following psychic researchers in search of spirits in a New England house with a tragic past, The Haunting trades leering ghouls and jump scares for atmosphere and suggestion, cultivating a cloud of dread that hangs like a heavy blanket over audiences.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025

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