domesticates

verb

present tense third-person singular of domesticate
as in cultivates
to change (a wild animal or plant) over time to make it more suited to life with or use by humans Humans domesticated wolves to produce man's best friend.

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  1. cultivates
  2. breeds
  3. propagates
  4. trains
  5. uses
  6. produces
  7. utilizes
  8. grows
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  • Contributing to victories — and a historic no-hitter in Arlington — cultivates confidence.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • What matters is transmitting some portion of your financial legacy in a manner that fosters and cultivates your most important values and hopes for the future.
    — Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of cultivates
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  • Wet clothing doesn’t cause UTIs, but staying in wet clothing, which breeds more moisture and bacteria, does.
    — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • When a leader isn't accountable to the process, the word becomes a do-as-I-say cliché that breeds resentment instead of results.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of breeds
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  • But, especially when an impactor is big, most of it propagates into the mantle below.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
  • Elbanna explained that an earthquake that propagates through the Cajon Pass could result in more damage than one that stops.
    — Velvet Wu July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of propagates
Verb
  • The program trains associates in careers like HVAC, refrigeration and electrical systems.
    — Casey Mann, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2026
  • If one trains one's attention toward grievance, then grievance will be easier to find.
    — James Davis, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Definition of trains
Verb
  • Summer uses a family trip to a Caribbean resort to cause chaos and sabotage the relationship.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Unlike conventional ion traps that rely on oscillating radio-frequency fields, the Penning trap uses static electric and magnetic fields.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of uses
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  • The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
    — Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • Scan your face, train your voice on a few prompts, write (or accept a brand’s) creative brief, and the content produces itself.
    — Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026
Definition of produces
Verb
  • The underlying design utilizes a High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor framework that Valar Atomics refers to as its Numenor architecture.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • His company has developed a noninvasive technology system, called Edison, which utilizes histotripsy—sound waves that destroy tumors from the inside—to treat cancer and other conditions.
    — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of utilizes
Verb
  • Launch-site capacity and the pace at which regulators can license new launches are constrained the same way; each of these resources grows scarcer as the industry grows more crowded and the largest players lock up their share.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • As the sun grows lighter, its gravitational grip weakens, pushing the surviving planets outward into a wider orbit that could double their distance from the star, according to NASA.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of grows
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