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as in nativity
the act or instance of being born
almost from birth, he showed all the marks of future greatness
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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a man of noble birth
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as in beginning
the point at which something begins
that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation
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as in biological
being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage
argued that the birth mother had not been informed of all of her options at the time of the adoption
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as in to produce
to bring forth from the womb
back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children
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Recent Examples of birth
Dave Quinn, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Within two years of its birth in 2019, the fintech startup had secured a $1 billion valuation.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Non-birth parents, adoptive parents and long-term foster parents were included before.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Liquid water flowed across the surface of the asteroid that birthed the near-Earth object (NEO) Ryugu much later than scientists had thought possible, a new study finds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The sung-through show — which tells the story of America's birth through a modern lens set to a score of hip-hop, R&B, pop and traditional show tunes — became an instant sensation upon its debut, ushering in a whole new generation of musical theater fans.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Within two years of its birth in 2019, the fintech startup had secured a $1 billion valuation.
—Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The three months now offered to non-birth parents is a departure from the scant three weeks given under the previous policy.
—Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023
Non-birth parents, adoptive parents and long-term foster parents were included before.
—Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
Verb
What some heard as betrayal soon came to be seen as a breakthrough — a bold reimagining of folk tradition that helped birth an entirely new musical language.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Liquid water flowed across the surface of the asteroid that birthed the near-Earth object (NEO) Ryugu much later than scientists had thought possible, a new study finds.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth
Noun
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The key insight is that digital nativity doesn't equal AI readiness.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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No matter her source, the world beyond the Dorf was always mediated, by time and human error; if the Apostles couldn’t agree on the nativity, Richie Mueller’s account of a ball python at the 4-H conference begged skepticism.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, many of the lions bore only partial genetic markers of Barbary ancestry.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Safe Black SpaceSafe Black Space is the umbrella under which various services are offered to address people of African ancestry’s individual and community reactions to cultural and racial trauma.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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The beginning of the evening was marked by an intimate performance on behalf of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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And targeting, torturing, and murdering political opponents, rivals, and critics have marked the conflict since its beginning.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Georgia Marcum, 21, is a resident of The Cliffs and a University of Arkansas, Fayetteville student majoring in biological engineering.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Sep. 2025
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The identity of the fourth victim—Rasmussen's biological daughter—remained unknown.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In the last four drives of the game, the Bengals ran 12 plays, went three-and-out every time and produced minus-23 yards.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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To qualify for a portion of the county arts funding, organizations must be active 501(c)3 entities, located and operating in Milwaukee County, organized for the primary purpose of producing or presenting the arts, and open to the general public, according to the county's application terms.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Somehow, the upper hand never lingers long with Sally and Barnaby, drolly played by Gunning and Corden as a conniving Tweedledee and Tweedledum, loyal to no one and convinced their venality is justified by their father’s history of terrible parenting.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now, these statistics are not surprising, especially when 7 in 10 managers liken supervising their Gen Z employees to babysitting or parenting.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The result is a Gen Z-meets-mini-Nicole moment that feels like a respectful nod to her famous family lineage.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Agriodontosaurus shows us that the earliest members of the lizard lineage were far more diverse and had a much broader range of feeding strategies than previously imagined.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Since Nomad’s inception, Bellavance-Lecompte and his cofounder Giorgio Pace, an avant-garde curator, have seen the fair resonate in the fashion world, while drawing chief executive officers from the sector’s biggest conglomerates.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The Rare Impact Fund — which was previously held in 2023 and 2024 — has raised more than $20 million and supported 30 nonprofit partners across five continents since its 2020 inception.—
Katie Atkinson,
Billboard,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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