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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
wanted to nourish her students' love of art
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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
he willingly nourished a child that was not his own
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Recent Examples of nourish
How pollen affects your body In order to nourish other plants of the same species, plants release pollen in the spring.
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Cooking with love is about giving yourself food that nourishes you at every level.
—Demi Lovato, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
After just a few uses of the Phyto Intense Curls Nourishment Mask & Shampoo, my curls felt noticeably softer, more defined, and nourished.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
How did that environment nourish you during a tough moment?
—Adrienne Westenfeld, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
Cooking with love is about giving yourself food that nourishes you at every level.
—Demi Lovato, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
After just a few uses of the Phyto Intense Curls Nourishment Mask & Shampoo, my curls felt noticeably softer, more defined, and nourished.
—Catharine Malzahn, Glamour, 18 Mar. 2026
How did that environment nourish you during a tough moment?
—Adrienne Westenfeld, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nourish
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As technology has evolved, car shows have also become a stage to debut and promote emerging forms of transportation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Several of her Instagram posts also included hashtags promoting Swift’s album.—
Joe Kottke,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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That’s how careers are built ‒ and sustained.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The driver sustained only minor visible injuries, according to troopers.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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The school also received a Rotary Club grant, and its PTA also raised a significant amount of money.—
Molly McCrea,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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But the arc — first raising expectations for a big reveal, then declaring there was nothing to see, and ultimately a forced, flawed document dump — was a stubbornly problematic storyline that ran through her time as attorney general.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Taubel believes some of the supply problems have eased as early cultivator licensees' initial plants have fully grown and are cultivated.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Reviving that legacy would mean cultivating a new trust in government—such that an official knock at the door might be expected to herald something good as opposed to a masked federal agent.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Your subtle 12th house and your nurturing 4th house are empowered by today’s Mercury-Jupiter trine.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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For Cobb, however, nurturing the environment and sustaining community go hand in hand.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The new rules are designed to profit both business and society by fostering greater innovation, improving patient access to medicine, and tackling major public health challenges.—
Francesca Cassidy,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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It’s designed to improve skin and scalp health while fostering improved sleep, circulation, and a better mood.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2026
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And there were a number of terrorist organizations that sought to encourage the British to leave, thus creating a united Ireland.—
Colm Tóibín,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Teammates encouraged her and one even lifted her chin, but the damage was done.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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That explanation did not satisfy the project’s critics.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2026
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Keown added that restaurants are offering multiple types of pizza to satisfy a growing range of customer demands.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Nourish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nourish. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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