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as in to educate
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 to sustain
to supply with nourishment nurtured their children through the long winters with home-cooked soup

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nurture

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noun

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Verb
Ultimately, this first installment has laid the foundation for the theme of nature vs. nurture and answering the age old question of whether man and creature can get along. Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 8 June 2025 Hughes-Hallett effectively argues that the nature vs. nurture debate is far more complicated than its simple-minded middle school classroom avatar would allow. Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
Venus shifts into Cancer on July 30th, guiding you to nurture yourself from behind the scenes. Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 27 July 2025 The front man Ben Schneider has followed meticulous world-building impulses, drawing more listeners with each album by nurturing an absorbing, cinematic sound. Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 25 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for nurture
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Verb
  • Over the years, she’s cultivated a model built on partnership and trust—aligning closely with community leaders, government stakeholders and local changemakers to build programs that are sustainable and scalable.
    Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
  • But fundamentally transforming a street that for decades has largely served a young and working-class night-time crowd — and cultivated a reputation among locals as the stepchild of downtown Austin — is no easy lift.
    Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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  • The material contained on this site is intended to inform, entertain and educate the reader and in no way represents an inducement to gamble legally or illegally or any sort of professional advice.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
  • The local chamber, with its nearly 500 business partners, is among the top 10 in size of all LGBTQ chambers nationwide, and Cannon helps connect, educate and advocate its members.
    Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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  • May she be sustained by God's wisdom, compassion, and grace at this pivotal moment for the Church in Wales.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
  • At the very least, vehicles can sustain severe water damage.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Some people have scoffed at sand nourishment projects, Whitelaw said, with a misconception that sand washes away in the winter and always comes back with summer swells.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 July 2025
  • This plan was to improve the health and well-being of children, to provide nourishment and promote educational performance, while supporting farmers by using the surpluses for school lunches.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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  • The organization aims to promote local music, art and live experiences that drive community, culture and tourism.
    Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
  • Businesses and officials started promoting seasonal tourism over permanent relocation to the state.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • The Baxter Building The Baxter Building, the Baxter apartment, and Reed’s lab within it are very much inspired by the architecture of Saarinen and Niemeyer.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 July 2025
  • Billy Joel has written some of the biggest hits of his generation, some of which were inspired by his family.
    Jordana Comiter, People.com, 26 July 2025
Noun
  • Wheel it onto a veranda or sunroom to draw in some sustenance on wheels.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2025
  • The fair is bracing for roughly a million visitors, all of whom — in between roller coaster thrills, baking showdowns, livestock exhibits and live tunes, will require some serious sustenance.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Community members are encouraged to see the stadium before the start of the 2025 football season.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 25 July 2025
  • During his latter stint on the council, Spelman called on Austin police to reevaluate how officers spent their time and encouraged the city to consider alternative programs to reduce crime.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025

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“Nurture.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurture. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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