as in to reproduce
to bring forth offspring
the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire
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Recent Examples of procreate
As Bombardieri’s Baby Decision argues, treating the question like a single binary—to procreate or not—risks reducing a very chewy discussion.
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Van Winkle’s sign said that bombing for peace was the equivalent of procreating for virginity.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
All of the above borrow from long-standing rumors that Hitler procreated, but all are united in their ultimate condemnation of the führer.
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Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
In the summer, mountain pine beetles emerge from the now-dead tree in which they were born and seek a new tree nearby to procreate and lay eggs.
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Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2025
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Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Van Winkle’s sign said that bombing for peace was the equivalent of procreating for virginity.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
All of the above borrow from long-standing rumors that Hitler procreated, but all are united in their ultimate condemnation of the führer.
—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
In the summer, mountain pine beetles emerge from the now-dead tree in which they were born and seek a new tree nearby to procreate and lay eggs.
—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2025
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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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As for one of the franchise's other biggest mysteries — how the characters reproduce — Coffin has a simple answer.
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Geopolitical shocks, liquidity stress, regional conflicts, cyber disruptions and abrupt macroeconomic shifts now propagate across global markets.
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When that happens, the stress propagates and the rupture grows.
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Influence will increasingly come from the ability to use AI well, redesign workflows and multiply output, rather than from seniority alone.
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That payoff helps explain why drop-in formats keep multiplying across cities.
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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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