- present participle of cultivate.
cultivating
Example Sentences
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That shift is positive on balance: Students gain access to an intellectual breadth once available only at elite institutions, while universities are pushed toward the harder task of cultivating judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
They then take their sweet time “fattening up” their marks, cultivating trust and gradually feeding them promises of bigger and better returns.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
It is a very different operation from the traditional way of cultivating avocados in India, where they were planted among other crops for shade.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Rather than simply cultivating conventional Spirulina, researchers are changing the conditions under which it grows to encourage production of specific compounds that are useful to humans.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
A few hundred miles south of Winthrop Hospital, Alfred Vanderbilt was busy cultivating a passion of his own.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
