INCUBATION Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

incubation

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Definition of incubation

as in maturation

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Recent Examples of incubation But several factors might influence the length of incubation. — Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 13 May 2026 The male typically takes over incubation duties in the day and the female takes the night shift, so both birds are needed to have a successful hatching. — Joan Morris, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 Alongside its investment, Hg brings significant operational resources to support AI development, including its AI product incubation program, Hg Catalyst, and other proprietary AI and data platforms. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026 In creating this value loop from academic research to ecosystem deployment, Pharos is building a bridge between the university and its $10M global incubation program, which is designed to accelerate RWA and DeFi projects on the eponymous chain. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incubation

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Arnold compares the maturation of online sports betting to marijuana legalization and the evolution of pornography.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Baseline costs continue to shrink as the industry starts a long process of maturation and consolidation.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

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That’s a big improvement from the initial June 11 to June 20 period when the measure fell on eight of ten days.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Muse Spark is chasing what Anthropic and OpenAI are already doing for developers accustomed to agentic coding tools, and Muse Spark doesn’t show major improvements in coding over its competitors’ models, according to benchmarks.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 10 July 2026

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