as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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Recent Examples of birthplace
His birthplace, Shadwell, sits just 10 miles away, as well.
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
As the birthplace of California’s first sparkling wine and home to over 425 wineries, Sonoma County is an equally important part of California’s wine heritage.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
Two of the teens had developed an interest in mythology after reading the Percy Jackson series, which helped drive our decision to visit the island of Delos (the mythological birthplace of Apollo and Artemis) during our time in Mykonos.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Inspired by Bellingham’s birthplace, Birmingham, his personal logo features on the heel, soleplate and foldover tongue of the boot.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2025
As the birthplace of California’s first sparkling wine and home to over 425 wineries, Sonoma County is an equally important part of California’s wine heritage.
—AFAR Media, 23 Oct. 2025
Two of the teens had developed an interest in mythology after reading the Percy Jackson series, which helped drive our decision to visit the island of Delos (the mythological birthplace of Apollo and Artemis) during our time in Mykonos.
—Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Inspired by Bellingham’s birthplace, Birmingham, his personal logo features on the heel, soleplate and foldover tongue of the boot.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthplace
cradle
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The same technology’s feasibility should also be assessed under different climate zones, and full life cycle assessments (cradle-to-grave) of GS are a necessity for a better understanding of the technology’s merits and limits, researchers noted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The town is also the cradle of the popular Mexican Tecate beer and boasts remarkable natural landscapes.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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