as in teaching
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as in cultivating
to help the growth or development of
wanted to find the art school that would best nurture his artistic talent
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as in educating
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 sustaining
to supply with nourishment
nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurturing
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Tragically, that caring, thoughtful little girl died in November 2023 when a tree collapsed in the family's Boulder, Colo., backyard.Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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Employees with children in the system will need ongoing support for their caring duties.Nancy Doyle, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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And yet, across southern states such as Florida, new bills proposed the prohibition of the teaching of topics associated with slavery and race.Ana Lucia Araujo / Made by History, TIME, 4 Nov. 2024
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Educators will find relevant seminars on culturally responsive teaching in the digital age, plus a comprehensive STEM Education Showcase exploring resources for schools serving Black communities.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 3 Nov. 2024
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Approved a large-scale development for Big Whiskey at 1787 W. Pleasant Grove Road that includes a restaurant and tenant spaces.Gael Langdon, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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This development resulted in Marcs Casado and Bernal being promoted and taken on the preseason friendly tour of the United States.Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Yes, four-year degrees are still important but so are good jobs as more consumers, parents, families and students question the value of a college education.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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This education and research site has several trails that pass through wetlands, forests, marshes, and bogs (including one for pitcher plants).Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2024
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For my character, her organizing principle is nurturance.Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
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Van Gogh had unchained it from its age-old funereal associations and reinvented it as a tour de force of emotional connection and nurturance.Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 11 May 2023
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Herring are small schooling fish that are much faster swimmers than krill.Lauren Sommer, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024
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The news from a growing number of districts suggests that the institution of public schooling has indeed suffered a lasting blow, even in cities that are better funded than Rochester.Alec MacGillis, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2024
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Aramco’s capital expenditure guidance was brought up 20% to $13.23 billion.Ruxandra Iordache,Natasha Turak, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In May, Nevada's secretary of state released guidance aimed at speeding up the release of election results.Graham Kates, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Add the pasta, reduce heat to medium, and cook to al dente according to package instructions, stirring occasionally.Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ryan shrugs like, whatever, and gives an instruction to one of his workers.Matt Thompson, SPIN, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Nurturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurturing. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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