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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
The Caribbean flamingo was artificially incubated for 28 days to avoid South Florida’s extreme weather and predators.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
Podcasts are also an effective vehicle for incubating ideas that can be expanded in media such as TV, film and books, and for allowing promising talent to develop.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 June 2025
The Alpine Story Lab, a five-day pre-festival residency for incubating original IP.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Ginsberg assumes that there was an egg on the nest that the cranes continued to incubate.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 26 July 2025
Podcasts are also an effective vehicle for incubating ideas that can be expanded in media such as TV, film and books, and for allowing promising talent to develop.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 June 2025
The Alpine Story Lab, a five-day pre-festival residency for incubating original IP.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 June 2025
Ginsberg assumes that there was an egg on the nest that the cranes continued to incubate.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubate
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Sea pansies spawn every year by releasing either male or female genetic material into the water in early May to late July — like flowers on land releasing pollen.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Aug. 2025
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The Elordi bathwater candle became a viral sensation that spawned many lusty memes.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
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Formerly known as Layton Boulevard West Neighbors, VIA CDC was founded in 1995 by the School Sisters of St. Francis to promote neighborhood revitalization and community pride, according to the organization's website.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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As Jon Bon Jovi explained in a statement, the collaboration album was conceived as the singer recovered from vocal cord surgery while promoting the original LP.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
29 Aug. 2025
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Also read: Skip Bayless Breaks Silence on Dallas Cowboys' Blockbuster Trade Micah Parsons #11 of the Dallas Cowboys sits on the sidelines in the first half of a NFL Preseason 2025 game against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on August 09, 2025 in Inglewood,...—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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No sitting vice president has ever served in the role.—
Francesca Chambers,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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Mark Armstrong: Traveling to a stunningly remote location encourages you to look inward.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Customers are encouraged to contact their local Applebee's for specific information regarding holiday hours.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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Episode Seven: An escape plan is hatched, leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The females can lay eggs in any warm-blooded animal, which then hatch, unleashing hundreds of screwworm larvae, so-called because of their sharp mouths and their burrowing being compared to the motion of a screw.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC news,
25 Aug. 2025
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Varieties such as satsumas and clementines are cultivated in similar climates, but differ in sweetness, seed content and juiciness.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Joce Blake, a fashion editor and writer, cultivated her distinctive flair in Memphis.—
Larry Stansbury,
Vogue,
22 Aug. 2025
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On the pitch, the player nurtured by QPR after those years in the wilderness found his feet quickly enough at Palace.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Born James Newell Osterberg Jr. on April 21, 1947, in Muskegon, Michigan, Iggy Pop was raised as an only child in a trailer park in Ypsilanti by parents who nurtured his childhood passion for music.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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In Kerala, two brooding boys lie in front of a placid, cerulean lake, with a snowcapped mountain range in the distance.—
M. Z. Adnan,
New Yorker,
23 Aug. 2025
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Nature tested every ounce of patience in the field Thursday morning, as the BMW Championship teed off under brooding skies at 9:21 a.m. ET.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Incubate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubate. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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