1
as in to cultivate
to help the growth or development of
wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent
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2
as in to educate
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
she feels that her lifelong practice of reading the Bible daily has nurtured her in ways she cannot describe
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as in nourishment
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Recent Examples of nurture
Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
For many children, returning to school now means facing an environment transformed from a nurturing place of learning into an arena of overwhelming sensory and social stimuli.
—Elizabeth Austin, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Earth: Represents stability, resilience, stillness, nurture and calm.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Verb
This doesn’t always mean a relaxed, nurturing environment to develop though.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2025
For many children, returning to school now means facing an environment transformed from a nurturing place of learning into an arena of overwhelming sensory and social stimuli.
—Elizabeth Austin, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Noun
Ever since, it’s been a series of lessons about nature versus nurture for the business school graduate, shaping the store’s values.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Mar. 2025
Earth: Represents stability, resilience, stillness, nurture and calm.
—Athena Sobhan, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurture
Verb
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In Azerbaijan, the pomegranate is not only cultivated across 25,000 hectares of orchards, but celebrated in annual festivals, etched into frescoes, and lovingly folded into everything from savory stews to syrupy preserves.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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An investigation into Fuji Media revealed that the group’s TV network cultivated a culture of power imbalance and harassment.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2025
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Literacy was seen as a major factor in pre-war slave unrest, and attempts to educate Southern Blacks were greeted with everything from suspicion to violent opposition.—
Peter Greene,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Mercedes also has an easier audience to sell EVs to -- their customers are educated and more willing to try new things.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Phoebe Beltran sustained several cuts on her right arm and had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by the marine animal Sunday in Long Beach, about 24 miles south of Los Angeles, NBC Los Angeles and KTLA5 reported.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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For more than 25 hours, the New Jersey Democrat stood at the Senate lectern speaking against President Donald Trump’s policies in what may be the most dramatic and sustained public challenge to Trump’s agenda since his return to the White House.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Pair it with the Pantene Daily Moisture Shampoo (in that Amazon value pack, no less) for even more nourishment.—
Annie Blackman,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2025
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Gentler options for emotional nourishment include yoga and sound baths, not to mention the re-habituating effects of soothing touch via massage.—
Jessica Ourisman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Verb
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On March 25, Princess Beatrice's friend Alice Naylor-Leyland posted pictures from their photo shoot promoting the HRH Princess Beatrice Baby Shower Collection from her Mrs. Alice brand.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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All of this has happened under the helm of Leland Dudek, a former data-analyst at the agency who was promoted to acting commissioner while the confirmation of Trump nominee Frank Bisignano, a financial services executive, progresses in Congress.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The collection’s color palette of taupe, beige and white was inspired by Palazzo Pitti, the Renaissance palace in Florence where Brioni first staged a men’s runway show in 1952.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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While my dad is an excellent cook, his lunches usually focus on sustenance rather than enjoyment.—
Katherine Polcari,
Southern Living,
28 Mar. 2025
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The couple was arrested on suspicion of depriving animals of sustenance or causing needless suffering, the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday in a news release.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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On April 5, disenfranchised Americans are being encouraged to protest the Trump administration's policies as part of a national movement in myriad cities, hosted by a group of older Americans called Third Act.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Two years later, Ruby Franke stopped posting to the family channel and began creating parenting content with therapist Jodi Hildebrandt, who encouraged her to cut contact with Kevin Franke and move her two youngest children into Hildebrandt's southern Utah home.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2025
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“Nurture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurture. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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