Synonyms for incubator
ˈɪn kyəˌbeɪ tər, ˈɪŋ-in·cu·ba·tor

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1. incubator, broodernoun

   apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants

   Synonyms:
   brooder

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1. • Apparatus

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1. List of paraphrases for "incubator":

   incubateur, nursery, incubators, incubation, nurseries

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1. Christopher Grundler of the EPA:

   I am a big believer in the idea of California as an incubator for technology.

2. Neil Datta:

   The World Congress of Family conferences are like an incubator for bad ideas, different religious extremists from different parts of the world meet and exchange ideas and then people take those ideas and expand on it at the national level.

3. Claire Panosian:

   When you have a lot people in a closed environment, whether it's a nursing home or an institution like a school or a cruise ship, it's more like an incubator because people are in closer proximity and viruses can end up in the air and on surfaces that people touch.

4. Hawkeye and Trapper, M*A*S*H:

   Give me an incubator or give me death!

5. Devin Jameson:

   Being able to get actual college credit for going through an incubator program was really important, i didn't have to make a compromise.