foment
verb (used with object)
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of.
has fomented
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present perfectof foment (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But it’s the lack of transparency and the 11-month delay in reporting the reading that has fomented community mistrust and raised questions regarding the military’s competency to safely clean up the polluted shipyard.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
And though the banking crisis has fomented concerns about the economic outlook — and darkened the forecast for later this year — its hasn’t yet had an effect on jobs figures.
From New York Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
As happy as I am for my brother, this has fomented a sense of desperate loneliness in me.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022
Moscow rejects Kyiv’s allegations that is has fomented the conflict and denies having forces in eastern Ukraine.
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2021
Among Caribbean immigrants, the city’s health commissioner, Dave Chokshi, told me, skepticism about the vaccine has fomented around concerns that it will endanger fertility.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2021
