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cultivate

[kuhl-tuh-veyt] / ˈkʌl təˌveɪt /




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Army chief Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have worked in coordination to cultivate the U.S. president and his inner circle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Dragon fruit is a climbing cactus, making it an unusual fruit to cultivate.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Garza’s genre-bending work ultimately pays homage to the too-often invisible laborers who cultivate the land and build the cities on both sides of the border.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

"We hope Israel will help us cultivate our dry land," he said.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

I had started to say that since I could only plant and cultivate so much, I had not included beets—and quite a few other things, like pumpkins, turnips, squash, and so on.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien




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