INCUBATING Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

incubating

verb

present participle of incubate

as in sitting

to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop the hen incubated her eggs for two weeks

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as in promoting

to help the growth or development of hopefully, these youthful visits to the museum will incubate an enduring love of art

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Recent Examples of incubating After incubating another egg into April, the eagles started to leave it unattended. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 During its most recent cycles, a majority of companies incubating within Y Combinator are building their structures using AI agent models. — Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026 Molecular clouds can also be stellar nurseries, incubating new stars and planets in their depths. — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 13 July 2026 Believing a rock to be an egg, Roy and Silo took turns incubating it. — Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 Matt was incubating and backing businesses like Resy, betting that New York’s density and culture were features, not bugs. — Patrick Chun, Fortune, 26 May 2026 Portman also has two new projects incubating. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2026 Additionally, the coalition is incubating new chapters soon to be launched in Rwanda, Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Apr. 2026 Females lay one to three eggs, and both parents take turns incubating them for about six weeks. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026

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Verb

The world’s largest cryptocurrency is currently sitting near historic lows, but Fundstrat says it could be poised for a big swing, predicting a move of around 30% or more over the next two months.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
The deal was finalized in October 2025, when the NBA distributed a photo of Walter sitting next to a smiling Jeanie Buss.

— William Earl, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026

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On social media, influencers are everywhere, sharing shopping recommendations and lifestyle content or promoting beliefs about health or politics.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Vogue’s September cover star has been on an LBD kick as of late, promoting her new show, The Shards, in everything from a Breakfast at Tiffany’s-esque Prada number to an ode to Carolyn Bessette Kennedy.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of promoting

Verb

For three decades, rap legend and cultural icon Tupac Shakur’s killing has remained one of America’s great unsolved mysteries, spawning countless books, documentaries and long-form investigative journalism pieces.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
The pandemic made remote work more accessible, spawning widespread digital nomad travel.

— Maria Leonard Olsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of spawning

Verb

Generally, keep your kitchen as clean as possible for at least a week to prevent female fruit flies from laying more eggs.

— Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026
Adding two more championships in 2023 and ’24, Moore was tasked again with ushering the Huskies into a new era and laying the groundwork for what the job description of a general manager at UConn should look like.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of laying

Verb

Talking Animals Books in Grapevine is leading the second annual event, encouraging book lovers to wander beyond Main Street and into the heart of the area's indie literary scene.

— CBS News Texas Staff, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
This year, for the first time in a decade, the tax code has largely stopped encouraging charitable giving on its own account, which leaves the payout floor no longer one safeguard among several, but the only one left.

— Vandana Arcot, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of encouraging

Verb

Black-and-yellow mangrove snakes are able to hunt independently soon after hatching.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
Consistently hand-picking eggs and squash bugs is the best way to interrupt the squash bug life cycle and prevent new eggs from hatching.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 20 July 2026

Definition of hatching

Verb

She and her husband have also been criticized for fostering a hostile work environment.

— Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
The future office may be smaller and occasionally empty, its true worth found in fostering connection and learning when employees choose to gather.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of fostering

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