foster
verb (used with object)
to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage.
have fostered
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present perfectof foster.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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Developments like the expanded playoff, “name, image, likeness” reform and the transfer portal have fostered a competitive fluidity that challenges the entrenched powers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
For years, San Francisco and other cities have fostered the growth of community programs that provide so-called harm reduction services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2025
“We are honored to collaborate with the Republic of Iraq on the return of this sculpture, and we value the important relationships we have fostered with our colleagues there.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
They present an opportunity to search for deposits from ancient hot springs that could have fostered life and to find rocks that record Mars’s earliest climate.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 13, 2024
All of these capabilities of centralized societies have fostered intensified food production and hence population growth throughout history.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
