as in fathered
to become the father of
the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners
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Recent Examples of sired
Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners.
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Graham Cornwell,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
There are several Nick Cannons — the TV host, the actor, the occasional hip-hop artist, the penitent, and, perhaps the most famous Cannon, the fertile father of 12 who sired five children in 2022 alone.
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Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
Bowie sired a calf there in June 2025, making Fort Worth Zoo’s oldest elephant Rasha a great-grandmother and the matriarch of four generations.
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Harriet Ramos
may 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Robusta, a Calumet Farm homebred sired by Accelerate, has only a maiden victory from five career starts.
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Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Both calves were sired by Bernard, who is now dad to 17 rhinos.
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Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Morobe sired two daughters as part of a breeding program.
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Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived.
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Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Kiko sired two calves, with a third due early this year.
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Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Graham Cornwell,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
There are several Nick Cannons — the TV host, the actor, the occasional hip-hop artist, the penitent, and, perhaps the most famous Cannon, the fertile father of 12 who sired five children in 2022 alone.
—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
13 May 2026
Bowie sired a calf there in June 2025, making Fort Worth Zoo’s oldest elephant Rasha a great-grandmother and the matriarch of four generations.
—
Harriet Ramos
may 7,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
Robusta, a Calumet Farm homebred sired by Accelerate, has only a maiden victory from five career starts.
—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
Both calves were sired by Bernard, who is now dad to 17 rhinos.
—
Madeline Bartos,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Morobe sired two daughters as part of a breeding program.
—
Jack Perry,
The Providence Journal,
18 Feb. 2026
Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived.
—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
Kiko sired two calves, with a third due early this year.
—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sired
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Wade also fathered another child with a third woman.
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Roughly 10 years earlier, Cleveland—who did not marry until 1886—had fathered a child with Maria Halpin, a widow.
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This story was produced with financial support from supporters including The Green Family Foundation Trust and Ken O’Keefe, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
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What that fourth-inning strikeout, the following exchange of beliefs and subsequent skirmish produced, then, was fittingly a form of presence.
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But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more.
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In 2011, Impractical Jokers was launched on Tru TV, and the long-running series has spawned a feature film and several spinoffs.
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