as in types
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
some people say that honest politicians are a rare breed
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as in reproduces
to bring forth offspring
rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated
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as in fosters
to bring to maturity through care and education
he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain
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as in causes
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment
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as in sleeps
to engage in sexual intercourse
cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night
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as in plants
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes
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Recent Examples of breeds
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The smaller heritage breeds available had higher fat content and varied muscle structure when compared to modern commodity pork.
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Amethyst Ganaway,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Hens start laying between 18 and 22 weeks old and produce four to six eggs a week from productive breeds, with a noticeable dip in winter.
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Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Heat-tolerant breeds carry less mass and larger combs that shed heat.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Pet urine and feces from accidents or animals who mark their territory can also add bad odors, and dog breeds that drool excessively can smell worse thanks to extra slobber.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
This inconsistency inevitably normalizes poor behaviors and breeds pockets of toxicity.
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Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
But banning specific breeds of dogs isn’t the way to keep people safer, said Holly Sizemore, chief mission officer of Best Friends Animal Society.
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Natasha Holt,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
With age comes experience, however, and Arteta will have a good feel for the influence that breeds.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Under what’s called the sterile insect technique, the government breeds male screwworm flies that can’t reproduce, then releases them into the wild.
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Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Worse, expertise breeds confidence.
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Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The claim that remote work breeds social isolation is a myth for some; instead, VI believe protects women from an exhausting, artificial stress tax.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2026
But the country’s key tool for suppressing the pest — a facility that breeds sterile flies to halt reproduction of the parasite — isn’t slated to begin operating until November 2027.
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Ilena Peng,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
But this siege mentality breeds suspicion of outsiders and a defensiveness toward the world.
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Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
The water grows stagnant and breeds mosquitoes.
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Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Noun
Dogs who don't shed as heavily or who have different coat textures are often referred to as hypoallergenic, but there is no consistent evidence that these breeds produce fewer allergens.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The smaller heritage breeds available had higher fat content and varied muscle structure when compared to modern commodity pork.
—
Amethyst Ganaway,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
1 July 2026
Hens start laying between 18 and 22 weeks old and produce four to six eggs a week from productive breeds, with a noticeable dip in winter.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
30 June 2026
Heat-tolerant breeds carry less mass and larger combs that shed heat.
—
Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
Pet urine and feces from accidents or animals who mark their territory can also add bad odors, and dog breeds that drool excessively can smell worse thanks to extra slobber.
—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
26 June 2026
This inconsistency inevitably normalizes poor behaviors and breeds pockets of toxicity.
—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
But banning specific breeds of dogs isn’t the way to keep people safer, said Holly Sizemore, chief mission officer of Best Friends Animal Society.
—
Natasha Holt,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Verb
Wet clothing doesn’t cause UTIs, but staying in wet clothing, which breeds more moisture and bacteria, does.
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Alexandra Frost,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
With age comes experience, however, and Arteta will have a good feel for the influence that breeds.
—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Under what’s called the sterile insect technique, the government breeds male screwworm flies that can’t reproduce, then releases them into the wild.
—
Ciara McCarthy. Produced With Ai Assistance,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 June 2026
Worse, expertise breeds confidence.
—
Lien De Pau,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
The claim that remote work breeds social isolation is a myth for some; instead, VI believe protects women from an exhausting, artificial stress tax.
—
Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 June 2026
But the country’s key tool for suppressing the pest — a facility that breeds sterile flies to halt reproduction of the parasite — isn’t slated to begin operating until November 2027.
—
Ilena Peng,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
But this siege mentality breeds suspicion of outsiders and a defensiveness toward the world.
—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
10 June 2026
The water grows stagnant and breeds mosquitoes.
—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for breeds
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These types of floor are easy to clean, handle moisture well, and don’t show every footprint.
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While terracotta pots and baskets lined with coconut coir have their uses, these types of containers dry out much faster and will need careful management to ensure plants don't wither away.
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Unlike conventional gaming headsets that primarily separate audio into left and right channels, Spherephones reproduces sound from above, below, behind, and in front of the user.
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The smart glasses come equipped with a proprietary liquid-crystal-on-silicon display that reproduces 16 million colors and offers a 51° field of view.
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Given those 3,460 acres and the New Zealand government’s priority agenda to preserve and protect the nation’s indigenous cultures and landscape, this is a proposition that fosters opportunity without endangerment.
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Still, what an enviable thing to toil in a righteous cause, and to act with such certainty that humane education fosters freedom.
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In May, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda declared outbreaks after lab tests detected the spread of Bundibugyo virus, which causes a type of Ebola disease.
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
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Conclusion Somewhere tonight, a car on a random street here in the UK is silently feeding power back into the grid while its owner sleeps!
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Pick your poison, babe, for a Swift-centric escape in the city that never sleeps.
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The story follows one family who plants bulbs, seeds and seedlings to create a rainbow of blooming flowers.
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Space plants 12 inches apart and water at the base to prevent powdery mildew.
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Birkin’s signature unfussy aesthetic translated well to her living environments, which featured a jumbled array of objects of all kinds, layered by years of flea market finds and vintage store visits.
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With more hot days ahead, Minnesota farmers of all kinds are trying to navigate the heat and dry weather.
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Risk increasingly propagates through third-, fourth- and fifth-party relationships that evolve at different speeds and across multiple jurisdictions.
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When that happens, the stress propagates and the rupture grows.
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“Breeds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breeds. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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