as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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The Bronx became the birthplace of Grupo Aventura, a group that revolutionized bachata by blending its traditional rhythms with urban genres such as hip-hop.
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Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
Critics have long contended that the Sunshine State cannot sustain full-time teams despite its history as the birthplace of spring training.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
During the day, visit the birthplace of matcha, Uji, which is just south of Kyoto.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
Ximena Avilez, 28, a Mexican woman living in Maine, tells me that dressing up has always been a bid for connection to her birthplace.
—Daisy Maldonado, Vogue, 8 July 2025
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Wilfredo José Burgos Matos, The Conversation, 25 July 2025
Critics have long contended that the Sunshine State cannot sustain full-time teams despite its history as the birthplace of spring training.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
During the day, visit the birthplace of matcha, Uji, which is just south of Kyoto.
—Mark Lakin, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2025
Ximena Avilez, 28, a Mexican woman living in Maine, tells me that dressing up has always been a bid for connection to her birthplace.
—Daisy Maldonado, Vogue, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthplace
cradle
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Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images Tropical rainforests are the cradle of life on Earth—and the world's lungs.—
Juan Carlos Navarro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 July 2025
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Since beginning science operations in July 2022, JWST has transformed our understanding of the universe, from spotting the earliest galaxies yet to probing exoplanets and cradles of newborn stars.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
10 July 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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