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as in to promote
to help the growth or development of
wanted to nourish her students' love of art
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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
he willingly nourished a child that was not his own
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Recent Examples of nourish
L'Occitane en Provence Almond Shimmering Body Oil A silky oil that nourishes skin while adding a subtle, refined luminosity that never feels sticky.
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Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Hate grows if consistently nourished and the consequences of that are devastating.
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Tazheen Nizam,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
It’s infused with ingredients that hydrate, plump, and nourish aging skin, including hyaluronic acid, coconut oil, and the collagen-supporting peptide Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1.
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Jenny Berg,
Glamour,
25 June 2026
That observation eventually led to the discovery of Pitera, the brand's now-iconic ferment; this sheet mask is absolutely drenched in it to nourish and plump skin with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals.
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Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 June 2026
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Corein Carter,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Hate grows if consistently nourished and the consequences of that are devastating.
—
Tazheen Nizam,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
It’s infused with ingredients that hydrate, plump, and nourish aging skin, including hyaluronic acid, coconut oil, and the collagen-supporting peptide Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1.
—
Jenny Berg,
Glamour,
25 June 2026
That observation eventually led to the discovery of Pitera, the brand's now-iconic ferment; this sheet mask is absolutely drenched in it to nourish and plump skin with amino acids, vitamins, and minerals.
—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
23 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nourish
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Good Chop is dedicated to providing the finest cuts of meat while promoting sustainable practices.
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The company threw a lavish caviar party at Cannes and in May hosted panels promoting its cinematic tool at Amazon’s AI on the Lot event in Culver City.
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Two firefighters died from injures sustained while fighting the blaze.
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The company may be showing some signs of financial stabilization, but sustaining a turnaround will depend on whether change takes hold throughout the entire organization.
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But the data center boom has raised many questions about land use, the resources the complexes consume and the risk of costs being spread to other Georgia residents and businesses.
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Gonzales ran with a platform decisively to the left, supporting Medicare-for-all, raising the minimum wage and cracking down on junk fees.
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But the star has cultivated a loyal collective of her favorite brands, including Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney and Area (recall her famous Super Bowl jeans).
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The one-person filmmaker averages 3 million views per episode and has cultivated a YouTube audience of 500,000.
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That was huge, because Mary has had the realization that what was supposed to be a nurturing maternal force in her life had a damaging impact on her.
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Driven by a love of music nurtured in their living room, Southern California brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson rented musical instruments using grocery money left by their parents during a short vacation to Mexico back in 1961.
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In Washington, supporters argue that decades of foreign assistance fostered dependency and failed to advance American interests.
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Indiana’s goal over the next three years is to discover and foster a new wave of Italian comic talent, using Rome’s Teatro Anfitrione as a laboratory that will put on a series of live comedy shows.
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Valentine also testified that the FDA encourages infant formula companies to send in all adverse event reports and that nothing prevented Mead Johnson from doing so.
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Going forward, the city will encourage data center developers to submit an application for a special use district, meaning the site would specifically be used for a data center, nothing else.
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If there isn't enough money to satisfy every creditor, state probate laws determine the order in which claims are paid.
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The Justices ruled the president cannot redefine birthright citizenship, and all children who are born in the United States, whether their parents are in the country legally or not, satisfy citizenship requirements in the 14th amendment.
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“Nourish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nourish. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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