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as in encouragement
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as in fertility
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Recent Examples of nurturance
This function is consistent with the developmental origin of crying in the infants’ need for nurturance, and its evolutionary origin in the separation call of juvenile mammals.
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Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
To some, the primate enclosure offers a nurturance of last resort.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
At the same time, male protagonists in dragon-riding fiction by authors like Jane Yolen, Christopher Paolini, and Cressida Cowell often reflected traits like nurturance, kindness, and empathy long associated with women.
—Rebecca Scofield / Made By History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
For my character, her organizing principle is nurturance.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Van Gogh had unchained it from its age-old funereal associations and reinvented it as a tour de force of emotional connection and nurturance.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 11 May 2023
Hank’s father is a famous literary figure, which makes Hank the junior to a senior who offered nurturance and support to other writers but not to his own son.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
The discovery of a covert unity and nurturance among separate trees acquires a special resonance against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
Fragrance brings joy and self-nurturance.
—April Long, Town & Country, 13 Dec. 2020
Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
To some, the primate enclosure offers a nurturance of last resort.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
At the same time, male protagonists in dragon-riding fiction by authors like Jane Yolen, Christopher Paolini, and Cressida Cowell often reflected traits like nurturance, kindness, and empathy long associated with women.
—Rebecca Scofield / Made By History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
For my character, her organizing principle is nurturance.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Apr. 2024
Van Gogh had unchained it from its age-old funereal associations and reinvented it as a tour de force of emotional connection and nurturance.
—Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 11 May 2023
Hank’s father is a famous literary figure, which makes Hank the junior to a senior who offered nurturance and support to other writers but not to his own son.
—Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Mar. 2023
The discovery of a covert unity and nurturance among separate trees acquires a special resonance against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic.
—Rebecca Giggs, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021
Fragrance brings joy and self-nurturance.
—April Long, Town & Country, 13 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nurturance
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Many social media users responded with their personal experiences and words of encouragement for Leila.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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There were other signs of encouragement, like Diouf and Crysencio Summerville’s left-wing partnership, plus Freddie Potts’ solid cameo appearance.—
Roshane Thomas,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Wealthier Japan and South Korea have struggled to lift their fertility rates, as younger generations cite shifting social attitudes, long work hours, and workplace barriers for mothers as deterrents to starting families.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In Seychellois folklore, it was said to hold the feminine spirit of the earth, fertility embodied in botanical form.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
22 Oct. 2025
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From fuzzy open-toe slip-ons to orthopedic slides with extra arch support, there’s an affordable gift in here for everyone.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Some celebrants were building political support for the controversial Barge Canal.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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Studies have also shown that high-skilled immigrants lead to more productivity without job displacement.—
Ben Zweig,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Anonymous sources told the outlet that while the glasses could increase driver productivity by freeing up hand space for workers to carry more packages, the company may have trouble developing a battery able to last an entire shift, which can be up to 10 hours.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Local farmers and businesses in Wisconsin are bracing for impact as funding for the state's federal food assistance program is set to run out by November.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Beyond in-person assistance, travelers can also download their specific airline’s smartphone app, which may be able to provide immediate re-booking assistance, and potentially even a complimentary hotel or meal.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kentucky farmers received about $400 million in market facilitation payments in the wake of tariffs in Trump's first term, but these likely did not counter the scale of export losses, Snell previously told The Courier Journal.—
Connor Giffin,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Sep. 2025
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Emerson Depaz-Pangan, 26, is charged with facilitation of criminal homicide and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
19 Sep. 2025
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It was made with coconut, which was pleasantly pronounced without ever dominating, and the dark chocolate added a deep, decadent richness that melted in my mouth.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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One- and two-night itineraries have been curated to highlight Saudi Arabia’s natural beauty and cultural richness, which has, until now, been mostly out of reach for global tourists.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The changes arrived as more ranching operations close around the country, though some cattle growers say the president should also end aid to foreign beef producers.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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A lot of the new arrivals are already badly malnourished, as aid provision has largely been cut off for their homes in northern Rakhine – where the military has been accused of using hunger as a weapon of war.—
Rebecca Wright,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Nurturance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nurturance. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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