birthed

past tense of birth, chiefly dialect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of birthed It was birthed from the dynamic between him and his transgender child, Kai. Essence, 18 Sep. 2025 Shapiro said the next steps would be to attempt to use the cells to create live rock pigeons birthed by a surrogate chicken, as a proof of concept. Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025 When the eight-eyed wolf spider birthed more than 100 babies in his girlfriend's living room, Skyler Hutto had to use all his powers of persuasion to convince her not to slaughter them all. Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025 First-time mom Penelope birthed the little splash of joy weighing in at 11 pounds last week at John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids, MI. Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Fiber-optic cable didn’t simply make communication easier, but birthed the internet. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2025 The scandal also birthed a Lifetime movie. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 Liquid water flowed across the surface of the asteroid that birthed the near-Earth object (NEO) Ryugu much later than scientists had thought possible, a new study finds. Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025 An 11-pound bundle of pygmy hippo joy was birthed at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids this week. Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthed
Verb
  • The exosomes produced in this process contain no live cells or intact genetic material.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show starring Kendrick Lamar was executive produced by Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation is behind picking the Super Bowl halftime performer.
    Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At the time, Syed and his loved ones, who strongly believed in his innocence, had little hope that his conviction would be overturned.
    Erin Jensen, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Wenatchee Police Department Decker, whom his ex-wife described to authorities as homeless and experiencing mental health issues, had a planned visitation with their daughters a few days before their bodies were found.
    Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The prototype delivered 13 per cent conversion efficiency, which, in simple terms, meant that with the prototype, for every 100 units of heat energy that went into the device, about 13 units were turned into electricity.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Republicans delivered their major tax-and-spending cut bill this year faster than almost anyone in Washington had expected — and instrumental in that whirlwind process was House Ways and Means Committee chief tax counsel Sean Clerget.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025

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“Birthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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