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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
Her mother succumbed to avian influenza after laying her egg, and her father nearly died trying to incubate the egg by himself.
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Why dedicate your resources to incubating new products when the old one makes so much money?
—Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
For a breeding bird, incubating a nest is always a gamble.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
Snipes has ridden an entrepreneurial track alongside his acting career and is actively incubating several ventures in the tech space, including a mobile platform.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
Why dedicate your resources to incubating new products when the old one makes so much money?
—Jason Schreier, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2024
For a breeding bird, incubating a nest is always a gamble.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Sep. 2024
Snipes has ridden an entrepreneurial track alongside his acting career and is actively incubating several ventures in the tech space, including a mobile platform.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubate
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The series spawned a spin-off prequel movie, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992), and a 2017 revival series, Twin Peaks: The Return, that picks up the storyline 25 years later.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 17 Jan. 2025
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And a ceasefire does nothing to address the underlying conflict that spawned the war.Joseph Krauss, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
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An initiative that was promoted for years as a civil-rights cause—helping poor kids in troubled schools—is threatening to become a nationwide money grab.Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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This includes promoting work-life balance, providing mental health support and implementing programs that nurture growth to ensure employees feel valued, supported and empowered.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Under normal circumstances, a rapper sitting courtside at a basketball game and being greeted by an NBA player isn’t a major headline.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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Bend your left knee, hinge forward at the hips, and sit your butt back to lower into a lateral lunge.Amy Marturana Winderl, SELF, 14 Jan. 2025
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More muscular policing by NATO in the Baltic might encourage more assertive Chinese naval activity in the South China Sea, for example, or encourage more Iranian interdictions in the Persian Gulf.David Brennan, ABC News, 13 Jan. 2025
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They are also encouraged by recent digital activity around its content on outlets such as YouTube.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 13 Jan. 2025
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Players should concentrate on hatching them to have a chance at shiny regional Pokemon such as Bouffalant, Sigilyph and Maractus.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Grossman, in search of a female member and comedian for the group, soon recruited Travers and Stookey, and Peter, Paul and Mary was hatched.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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Navigating the post-holiday period requires a delicate balance of acknowledging the emotional challenges while simultaneously cultivating a positive, proactive mindset that transforms potential workplace anxiety into an opportunity for personal and professional growth.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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These microbes are cultivated in tanks and fed carbon feedstocks, such as sugar, to synthesize the textile dye.Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Jan. 2025
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In short, a seamless journey begins with providing value upfront and continues by nurturing trust at every touchpoint.Sariki Abungwo, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Other arts venues and organizations are also welcoming new audiences and nurturing new partnerships across the city and beyond.Bernard Kavaler, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2025
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This variant of the model makes a dramatic first impression, particularly dressed in Frozen Deep Green Metallic, a brooding matte hue exclusive to the manual-shift version of the car—a color that calls to mind the depths of a Bavarian forest.Nick Czap, Robb Report, 26 Dec. 2024
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Watch on Deadline Ju Ji-hoon (Kingdom, The Spy Gone North), who plays shopkeeper Jung Won-young, said that finding the right tone for his seemingly aloof, brooding character was the key challenge for him while filming Light Shop.Sara Merican, Deadline, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Incubate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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