as in breeding
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as in producing
to become the father of
the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners
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Noun
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Gray whales have long migrated along the California coast on their roughly 12,000-mile (19,300-kilometer) journey between breeding lagoons in Mexico and feeding grounds in the Arctic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026 -
Robles said the district will increase mosquito trapping and surveillance to identify breeding sites.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Among his earliest campaign donors, according to city filings, is top unscripted producer Jeff Jenkins, known for producing The Simple Life as well as Keeping Up with the Kardashians and its offshoots.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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The retailer is known for producing high-end bedding with low-end prices, most of which are thoughtfully designed and ethically sourced.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 May 2026
Noun
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And hammering a prime spawning flat unremittingly will just as surely scatter the fish to find their springtime bliss elsewhere.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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During the 2024 to 2025 spawning season, more than 30,000 adult coho salmon migrated to the rivers along the Mendocino Coasts – double the record-breaking number of 15,000 seen in the previous season, according to NOAA Fisheries.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Delivering bad news In 2001, Jesse faced a scandal for having an affair that resulted in him fathering a child.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Crowe believes that Maximus fathering a son with a woman other than his wife tarnishes his character's legacy, as the gladiator's primary motivation in the original film is to avenge the deaths of his wife and son.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Your book The Novel and the Problem of New Life traces the novel’s ambivalence or even hostility to procreation, but also toward artistic reproduction.—
Aaron Matz,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Protagonists weigh the emotional and logistical pros, cons, and costs of procreation under less than ideal conditions.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Men begetting men is the story, a kind of immaculate cultural reproduction.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Antibiotics are medications designed to kill bacteria or stop bacteria from reproducing, including both harmful and beneficial bacteria.—
Ryan Brennan,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Among other damage, the oil can essentially suffocate mangrove trees, interfere with hawksbill turtles’ and green sea turtles’ sense of smell that guides their navigation, and prevent fish from reproducing.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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“Siring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siring. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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