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as in healed
to attend to the needs and comforts of
willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm
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as in suckled
to give milk to from the breast
a new mother's decision to nurse her baby
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as in had
to keep in one's mind or heart
he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend
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as in spoiled
to treat with great or excessive care
nursed his sprained ankle for the rest of the week
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as in raised
to bring to maturity through care and education
as foster parents they accepted and nursed 16 needy children over the years
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as in cultivated
to help the growth or development of
her teachers did much to nurse her literary talent
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as in spared
to use or give out in stingy amounts
he carefully nursed his energy during the marathon so that he would have something left for the final stretch
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Recent Examples of nursed
For any of us who have ever nursed private, unseemly doubts or jealousies, Arnett is a tonic.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Dec. 2025
Ineke Zeldenrust, international coordinator for the Clean Clothes Campaign, a witness signatory of the Accord, has long nursed a sense of foreboding about where worker safety is headed in Bangladesh.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Mason had just been nursed, and his father was the first to notice something wasn’t right.
—Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
For Sofia Coppola’s remake of the 1971 Don Siegel drama, Farrell took on a role originally played by Clint Eastwood, as the wounded Union soldier who is sheltered and nursed by a group of young women in a seminary in Confederate Virginia.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
When Mbeumo converted, Liverpool were playing a man down as Mac Allister nursed a head injury on the floor.
—Carl Anka, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
The 6-foot-4, 290-pound defensive lineman, who nursed a high-ankle sprain throughout August and September, returned to the lineup late in the first quarter of the Week 5 win against Miami.
—Mike Kaye
october 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
The breast milk changed aroma, and babies adjusted feeding – some even nursed longer – showing that flavors from a mother’s diet carry into milk and could shape early taste learning.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
Much of the audience is clearly children, the Gen Alpha tweens nursed on Cocomelon and Baby Shark hi-jinks.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nursed
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Many of the physical injuries have healed.—
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His leg isn’t fully healed; even after eight months, the wound is still there.—
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Ewing never married or had children, but is survived by other family members, per Extra.—
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The news and editorial staffs of the Orange County Register had no role in this post’s preparation.—
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Since the totality is gracing Libya and Egypt, clear skies are almost guaranteed for the astounding event—a welcome piece of news for anyone who remembers the clouds that spoiled visibility in parts of North America during the 2024 eclipse.—
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Until one moment spoiled everything.—
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Republicans, who hold a super-minority in the Legislature and have long raised concerns about taxes and regulations overburdening California businesses, will likely oppose any tax bills.—
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Funds raised during the 2025 Grammy Awards telecast, MusiCares’ Persons of the Year event and additional fundraising efforts were used to help deal with housing instability, interrupted income, physical health complications and ongoing trauma.—
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As officials worked to dismantle the culture that had been cultivated in Tocorón, Guerrero – who now sat at the helm of the transnational gang – broke out of the prison, along with several other members.—
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Believed in it and cultivated it.—
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In San Bernardino, while spared major flooding and landslides in this latest bout of rain, Highway 38, a major road into Big Bear, is still under repair following a massive mudslide in September.—
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That, plus the lack of talent and cap space thanks to the sins of the Deshaun Watson contract, for which general manager Andrew Berry was somehow spared, makes life difficult for whatever quarterback(s) start for the Browns in 2026.—
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Noem said the officer involved was struck by the vehicle and transported to a hospital, where he was treated and later released.—
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All three workers were taken to Wheeling Hospital to be treated for their injuries.—
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The rapper, who pleaded not guilty to all charges, has been held at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center since he was arrested in September 2024.—
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That means every state budget could be held hostage until the whims of a small fraction of legislators is satisfied.—
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“Nursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nursed. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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