cultivate
Example Sentences
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Cabbage is one of the world’s oldest cultivated vegetables, dating back over 4,000 years.
From Salon
Andrew became known for cultivating friendships among foreign leaders, including in countries widely seen as corrupt.
When a promotion affords her a workspace, she cultivates a fixation with paperweights, which help keep her daydreaming grounded.
Even in good years, mangoes are considered one of the most difficult fruit crops to cultivate.
From BBC
Americans increasingly treat discomfort as harm, struggle as injury, and resilience as something to be explained away rather than cultivated.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
