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How to pronounce fostering in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fosterage
Type of encouragement
Derivation foster
Type Words
Synonyms breeding, bringing up, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
Type of acculturation, enculturation, socialisation, socialization
Derivation foster

Examples of fostering

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Tsing Loh instead seems committed to fostering women's battles with one another.
From the theatlantic.com
He says it's crucial in fostering small businesses, that are like his, downtown.
From the sltrib.com
This cost control works not by fostering honest competition but by thwarting it.
From the nytimes.com
But by fostering competition, Mr Zapatero could stimulate the necessary changes.
From the economist.com
He said he did so because he believed flying two flags was fostering separatism.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Play is considered essential for learning, particularly in fostering creativity.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The barometer tracks how well countries are doing at fostering entrepreneurship.
From the forbes.com
It's something, all these years later, I still regret fostering in my early 20s.
From the thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com
What is the role of government in fostering a good environment for entrepreneurs?
From the businessweek.com
More examples
  • Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
  • United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
  • Promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
  • Bring up under fosterage; of children
  • Help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents"
  • (fostering) encouragement; aiding the development of something
  • Foster is a small lunar crater that lies to the southeast of the larger crater Joule, on the far side of the Moon. The rim of Foster is slightly eroded, and the narrow inner walls slope directly down to the relatively dark interior floor. ...
  • Foster is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system, on the Purple Line in Evanston, Illinois. It is located at 900 Foster Street (directional coordinates 2000 north, 900 west), just a few blocks west of Northwestern University's Evanston campus.
  • Foster (2011) is feature film starring Toni Collette, Ioan Gruffud, Richard E Grant, Hayley Mills and Bobby Smalldridge.