- present tense form of foster (3rd person singular).
fosters
Example Sentences
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But instead of the traditional cutthroat audition setting, where every actor silently sizes up the competition, the Brook Arts Center fosters a warm environment.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2026
Along with giving tweens and teens something to look forward to, recess encourages movement, builds social confidence, and fosters a sense of community, which are all vital to healthy development.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Activists say there weren’t enough fosters for the babies, which need around-the-clock care for weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
He believes the model fosters leadership development across the firm, where successful managers delivering high returns have autonomy and resources to scale their respective businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The discussion of experience/experiment claims that the English vocabulary fosters empiricism, while the French vocabulary is at odds with it; this would also seem to be true in this case.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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