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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art
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Recent Examples of incubate
He is dedicated to incubating the brand long-term, continuing to innovate and experiment slowly.
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Lela London, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Republican grievances against the AP Stylebook's influential guidance on topics like race, gender and immigration have incubated for more than a decade — culminating last week with President Trump's expulsion of Associated Press reporters from the Oval Office.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
In many reptiles, whether an embryo develops ovaries or testes is determined by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated, not by genetic code.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
The Sundance Institute, led by the oft and appropriately feted Michelle Satter, has done an incredible job of identifying and incubating filmmaking talent.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
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Lela London, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Republican grievances against the AP Stylebook's influential guidance on topics like race, gender and immigration have incubated for more than a decade — culminating last week with President Trump's expulsion of Associated Press reporters from the Oval Office.
—Marc Caputo, Axios, 18 Feb. 2025
In many reptiles, whether an embryo develops ovaries or testes is determined by the temperature at which the eggs are incubated, not by genetic code.
—Donna L. Maney, Scientific American, 18 Feb. 2025
The Sundance Institute, led by the oft and appropriately feted Michelle Satter, has done an incredible job of identifying and incubating filmmaking talent.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubate
Verb
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Hopefully Novocaine spawns a series, that'd be unbelievable.—
H. Alan Scott,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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The murder spawned the retaliatory killing of a 26-year-old man by a rival gang, the Manhattan DA’s office said in October.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Fraudsters also promote the overstated withholding scheme, encouraging taxpayers to inflate income and withholding on forms like W-2s and 1099s for larger refunds.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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But the big reveal, designed to promote President Donald Trump’s new culture of transparency, fell flat.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Thunder sit atop the Western Conference, 10.5 games clear of the second-place Los Angeles Lakers.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Firefly touched down inside its 100-meter (330-foot) target zone in Mare Crisium near a volcanic dome named Mons Latreille, which has sat dormant for billions of years after volcanic activity ceased on the Moon.—
Tim Stevens,
Ars Technica,
3 Mar. 2025
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But the internet encourages the transformation of antipathy into creative fodder, and enables its dissemination.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
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Nope, although Google does encourage all users to switch from passwords and traditional 2FA to the use of passkeys, of course.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The juveniles gliding through the North Yuba today recently hatched from eggs that were deposited by scientists last fall.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Feb. 2025
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The eaglet hatched at 6:32 a.m. Feb. 25 in Duke Farms, a nature preserve in Hillsborough Township, the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey said in a Facebook post.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Just like any other leadership competency, imagination can be cultivated and strengthened through intentional practice.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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But beyond O’Brien meeting with prominent GOP members and even cultivating a relationship with the president, his different approach is yielding results.—
Jeremiah Poff,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Companies that fail to nurture it risk stagnation, higher turnover, and a slow descent into irrelevance.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The Giants continue to be linked to Aaron Rodgers, 41, as a potential Plan B in their desperate search for a quarterback who can both win games and nurture a rookie — with Rodgers’ first choice in L.A. no longer an option.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The 1,000-square-foot space is dark and moody, with an English pub-style vibe — great for brooding over your favorite romantasy crush.—
Ashley Mahoney,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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The father, lost in his loveless gloom and living in a world of hard, martial surfaces, spends his time listening to brooding Russian chants.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Incubate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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