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to help the growth or development of
hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art
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Recent Examples of incubated
So with a limited array of third-party options to fix the problem, Monarch Collective incubated its own solution.
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Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
And his values had been incubated in an earlier era.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
Three times, the company came within a week of running out of cash, according to Bryan Roberts, a partner at the venture capital firm Venrock, which incubated the biotech.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
They’re kept incubated at a lower temperature than human cells — 18 degrees Celsius versus 37 degrees Celsius.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Workshop camaraderie incubated technical innovations.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The foundation has incubated more than 10 ventures, according to Appaji.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
The scripts are then incubated with the goal and expectation of becoming viable packages in Artists Equity’s slate, complete with concrete attachments and financing strategy.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Jared Perlo Ornstein told NBC News that Humans First had been incubated by the Center for AI Safety and had received an initial loan that would be paid back after the group raised donations from individuals who cared about fostering safe and beneficial AI.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
And his values had been incubated in an earlier era.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 6 May 2026
Three times, the company came within a week of running out of cash, according to Bryan Roberts, a partner at the venture capital firm Venrock, which incubated the biotech.
—Allison Deangelis, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026
They’re kept incubated at a lower temperature than human cells — 18 degrees Celsius versus 37 degrees Celsius.
—Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Workshop camaraderie incubated technical innovations.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The foundation has incubated more than 10 ventures, according to Appaji.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 Apr. 2026
The scripts are then incubated with the goal and expectation of becoming viable packages in Artists Equity’s slate, complete with concrete attachments and financing strategy.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Jared Perlo Ornstein told NBC News that Humans First had been incubated by the Center for AI Safety and had received an initial loan that would be paid back after the group raised donations from individuals who cared about fostering safe and beneficial AI.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubated
Verb
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In the decades since, theorizing of the relationship between natural and artificial literature spawned a whole new academic field, generally within English departments.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Violent storms spawned destructive tornadoes over the weekend, leveling homes and sending trees and power lines flying through the air.—
Rob Marciano,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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Third, Ukrainian drone strikes are catalyzing profound morale issues within Russia itself, methodically shattering the illusion of domestic security cultivated by the Kremlin, as the Kremlin tightens its grip over society, including through the suspension of popular messaging apps such as Telegram.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
23 May 2026
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Ayoud cultivated a deep appreciation of fashion history and the luxury industry early in life.—
Amina Ayoud,
Footwear News,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Nymphal Deer ticks, which hatched from last year's eggs and spent the winter lying dormant under leaf litter, emerge en masse in June.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Therefore, the rootworms that would have hatched could damage more than 2,000 acres of corn – if bats weren’t around to eat the cucumber beetles first.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
14 May 2026
Verb
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He’d been promoted to colonel after the death of Joshua Fry, but that simply meant that all the responsibility for the defeat at Fort Necessity fell on his shoulders.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Slayyyter promoted the album with a performance at Coachella in April.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.—
Amanda Rosa,
Orlando Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Jimenez’s ‘Si Senor’ song was belted out at regular intervals and fans would have been encouraged to hear the Mexican, speaking after the game, open up the prospect of a return to Wolves when his Fulham contract expires this summer.—
Steve Madeley,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Matching the anything-goes vibe that flows through the resort, the breezy restaurant pavilion is merely a suggestion—ordering lunch or dinner to your private terrace, a candlelit table on the beach, or one of the dozen-or-so secret seating nooks scattered around the property is actively encouraged.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Twelve days later, Pandora was laid to rest.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Tank traps dug during a time of heightened political tensions in the 1970s strafe the landscape either side of the highway, and a section of desert along from where the trench is being dug is still laid with anti-tank mines from the era.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
23 May 2026
Verb
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They are nurtured and built to bring out the best in people.—
Bob Helbig,
Baltimore Sun,
24 May 2026
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The theaters launched and nurtured the careers of thousands of actors, directors, designers and technicians, including such notable talents as Mandy Patinkin, Shelley Long, Mark Jacoby and Frank Galati.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“Incubated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incubated. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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