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 nurturing
Scott Talley, Freep.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Anything rooted in your identity — your story, your culture, your softness, your nurturing, your humor, your aesthetic, your home — becomes a business opportunity.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
The best nurturing comes from giving kids space to grow and learn.
—Liz Teran, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Men in their 40s often feel alone and crave the nurturing of a mature woman.
—Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026
The story positions the protagonist’s work as analogous to nurturing a child.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Mom is loving, though capable of doling out her affection in both tough and nurturing ways, and owns more than one piece of Lululemon garb.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2026
Carol says people often know when a friendship is worth nurturing.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Your 6th House of Reliability receives the nurturing Moon, which is a great boost for simplifying routines to better pace yourself throughout each day.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
As the business environment in the United States undergoes a period of change, nurturing and securing talent has become a crucial factor in driving economic growth.
—Connie Etemadi, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2026
The president has been nurturing international relations, from currently hosting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of Hungary at the White House to a dinner last night with leaders from Central Asia.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
India is nurturing its AI ambitions with nationwide funding programs and plans to host the AI Impact Summit in 2026.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
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Chef Evelyn Stokes says anyone is capable of cooking like a professional chef at home if given the proper training in a nurturing, empowering environment.
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Gentleness can return this afternoon, once the nurturing Moon mirrors healing Chiron.
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June 21 – July 22 Security grows from today’s caring choices.—
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My hope is that teachers will stay strong and stay committed to making schools child-centered, warm and caring.—
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Hurley, a 30-year-old librarian librarian from Berkeley, California, went into teaching mode.—
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The preacher and the doctrine Rusty Yates was a follower of Woroniecki, who regularly traveled to college campuses and large events to spread his teachings, which would profoundly shape the Yates family’s worldview.—
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A number of the new bishops came from the ranks of Opus Dei, which had been cultivating a presence in the country for decades.—
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Being a reader means cultivating a relationship with the world that, by most standards, can seem pointless and counterproductive.—
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So prevalent is memorabilia fraud that the United States Postal Inspectors Service devotes an entire page on its website educating consumers how to protect themselves.—
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The narrative tracks a woman from an indigenous community in rural India whose job involves educating machine learning systems.—
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Western governments have imposed sanctions on her in the past for her part in sustaining Maduro’s administration.—
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Puig first tore the ACL in his left knee in the Western Conference final in 2024, assisting on the game’s only goal after sustaining the injury.—
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Skeeter, 36, serves as the Hornets’ player development coach and is also the primary person who works extremely closely with star guard LaMelo Ball.—
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David Dow and Tamara Weitzman are the development producers.—
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The core purpose of Taste Addison – promoting Addison's 200+ restaurants – will be reenvisioned to include new, year-round options to support and elevate North Texas' most vibrant dining hub.—
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Still, the district put full faith in its current coaches, promoting from within.—
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And where once America built the best, most awe-inspiring buildings in the entire world, now they are instead increasingly found in places like Dubai and China.—
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Although Snook, who was nominated for a 2026 Golden Globe Award for All Her Fault, has not publicly shared her daughter's name, the actress credited her for inspiring her performance during season 4 of Succession.—
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“Nurturing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurturing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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