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as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
one change in the natural environment will beget others
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Recent Examples of beget
Thus, a lawfare campaign over plastic recycling begets a major countersuit.
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
One interception begets another because of a certain fresh cognizance that makes for a catalyst.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
But, even here, pictures drove the religion’s expansion and begat other pictures.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Christmas music dominates the ranking due to the holiday falling amid the tracking period on Dec. 25, begetting a variety of uploads, from dances and lip syncs to creators showing off their gift hauls for the year.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
One interception begets another because of a certain fresh cognizance that makes for a catalyst.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
But, even here, pictures drove the religion’s expansion and begat other pictures.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 2 Jan. 2025
Christmas music dominates the ranking due to the holiday falling amid the tracking period on Dec. 25, begetting a variety of uploads, from dances and lip syncs to creators showing off their gift hauls for the year.
—Kevin Rutherford, Billboard, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beget
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The third season is once again created, written and directed by Mike White, with producers including White, David Bernad and Mark Kamine.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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The city of Indianapolis created a position within the Office of Public Health and Safety to focus on preventing youth violence.—
Arika Herron,
Axios,
27 Jan. 2025
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This is due to cooler sea surface temperatures near the coast that allow storms like nor’easters to tap into colder air and produce more snow instead of rain.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Presented by Prime Video Sports, For the Win: NWSL is produced by Words + Pictures in association with the NWSL, with Marie Margolius directing.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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The previous administration’s decision to change the team's nickname caused a ton of blowback from fans.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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Rising egg prices and shortages were already on the minds of consumers as a bird flu outbreak in the U.S. caused the product price to skyrocket and supplies to be tight starting in 2022.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
3 Feb. 2025
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Bill Burr might be one of the children that your father sired in his days being a traveling musician.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Their analysis — which involved examining genetic data and 25 years’ worth of photos — revealed that just 7% of male humpbacks showed evidence of having sired offspring.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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City staffers were directed to prepare a financial plan that would set aside tax revenue generated by commercial activities at El Corazon and use that money only to develop and maintain parks within the property, instead of spending the cash citywide as part of the general fund.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2025
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Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
26 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The film spawned a number of sequels, including 1935's Bride of Frankenstein.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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MicroStrategy’s frenetic options have even spawned a fund called YieldMax MSTR Option Income Strategy ETF, which sells call options to generate income.—
Nina Bambysheva,
Forbes,
30 Jan. 2025
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On January 29, Anthony Gordon had joined from Everton for an initial fee of £40million ($49.5m at today’s rates), all paid up front, a deal Newcastle brought forward from the summer to capitalise both on the selling club’s need for funds and their own unexpected position.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
3 Feb. 2025
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German settlers brought the tradition to America, according to the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club.—
Julia Gomez,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Over generations, the pair have become so intertwined that now the fungus can’t reproduce without its endosymbiont.—
Molly Herring,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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In light of these challenges, perhaps there's a way to reproduce the observed features of the universe without needing an inflaton.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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“Beget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beget. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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