CULTURING Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

culturing

verb

present participle of culture

as in growing

to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care culture bacteria in laboratory dishes

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Recent Examples of culturing The bacterium that causes tuberculosis, for example, grows very slowly, so culturing a sample to diagnose an infection can take weeks. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 While these specialties are found across Niigata, the industrial river port city of Nagaoka (nicknamed Fermentation Town) has the ideal climate for culturing. — Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Aug. 2026 Another limiting factor is that most previous transformation approaches have relied on tissues from developing seeds that are only available during limited times of the year and require very specialized culturing methods. — Steve Strauss, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Cheaper imitations and modern methods of culturing have considerably diminished the value of natural pearls since then. — Caitlin Kennedy, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2026 In fact, the current ISSCR guidelines (2021) suggest culturing human embryo-like structures for fourteen days after conception, as this would not lead to the development of a potential sentient embryo. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026 Today, most producers make buttermilk by culturing cow’s milk with lactic acid–producing bacteria (such as Lactococcus lactis and Leuconostoc mesenteroides). — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026 Skyr is protein-rich (the casein protein left behind during the milk culturing process provides sustained energy) and contains easily digestible natural sugars. — Outside, 10 Dec. 2025

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Hurricane Trudy moved toward southwestern and west-central areas of Mexico's Pacific coast and could keep growing through Saturday, forecasters said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Albania’s unrest coincides with growing street protests elsewhere in Europe.

— Reuters, NBC news, 17 Oct. 2026

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That said, Universal’s campaign seemed less interested in cultivating those audiences than in reaching people who would have a strong reaction to a two-minute trailer.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
Today, those cultivating followers in addition to a wardrobe have eked out more elbow space.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivating

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The three colors are mixed in different combinations and ratios, producing 16 different shades.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
Deep underground, iron-rich rocks could hold the key to producing hydrogen at a fraction of the cost of conventional fuels.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026

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