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foster

Definition for foster

verb as in promote, support

verb as in give care or accommodation to

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Critics accused Foster of giving Duke a payoff to stay out of the race; that was never proven.

A grand jury investigated but found Foster had broken no law.

At any rate, policy can enforce equal rights and foster equal opportunity.

A few weeks later, Valentino and her pal, an aspiring actress named Meg Foster, met Cosby again at Café Figaro.

Then, she says she observed Cosby “sitting in a love seat near Foster and she noticed that he had an erection.”

The foster-father, who was an American resident in Hong-Kong, found his eyesight gradually failing him.

The foster-child remained behind to share the hut of the political exile.

Major Foster hastily collected sixty men and charged on the guns—so shamelessly abandoned by the order of a drunken commander.

The new day had hardly begun when the guerrilla hordes poured down on Foster's little army, confident of an easy victory.

To this the guerrillas agreed, and their surprise can be imagined when they found themselves in Foster's camp instead of Coffee's.

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On this page you'll find 112 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to foster, such as: advance, back, champion, cherish, cultivate, and encourage.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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