nurture
verb (used with object)
to feed and protect.
have been nurturing
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present perfect progressiveof nurture.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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"Omra was so young, her parents should have been nurturing her, allowing her to grow into the child she would become," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Fast food companies like McDonald's have been nurturing and manipulating that relationship very intentionally and focusing especially on certain audiences.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2023
And either way, for the moment, Gab has arguably upstaged the work of admins and developers who have been nurturing their communities for years.
From The Verge ● Jul. 12, 2019
I don't consider myself a world-class take merchant, but I have been nurturing this one for a while, and I want to come out guns blazing.
From Golf Digest ● Jun. 12, 2017
In 1867 Mr. Gye may have been nurturing I know not what deadly scheme against my theatre.
From The Mapleson Memoirs, vol I 1848-1888 by Mapleson, James H.
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