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fosters

VERB

promote, support

Synonyms

STRONG

advance back champion cherish cultivate encourage feed foment forward further harbor nurse nurture serve stimulate uphold

Antonyms

STRONG

block cease dampen depress discourage dissuade halt hinder ignore impede neglect starve stop

WEAK

condemn

VERB

give care or accommodation to

Synonyms

STRONG

assist cherish entertain favor harbor help house lodge nourish nurse oblige raise rear serve shelter sustain

WEAK

bring up care for minister to take care of

Antonyms

STRONG

abandon decrease destroy disregard drop hinder hurt ignore neglect refuse stop thwart turn away

WEAK

condemn discourage

Example Sentences

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The back-and-forth fosters confusion but also distrust, she said: "It further perpetuates the myth of like, the sketchy abortion doctor in the back alley."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The Yerevan gathering is the first of its kind in the Caucasus and comes as Armenia fosters closer ties with Europe while seeking to cautiously loosen itself from Russia's grasp.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

"You really rely on each other and in a sense that fosters a lot of goodwill and it makes us quite close."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Not being able to take dogs out of their kennels made it harder for fosters and rescuers to determine whether they were suitable for rescue, some said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Genuine science and mathematical precision are more intriguing than are the “facts” published in supermarket tabloids or a romantic innumeracy which fosters credulity, stunts skepticism, and dulls one to real imponderables.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos