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Synonyms for breed
Synonyms: Verb
multiply, procreate, propagate, reproduce
Synonyms: Noun
class, description, feather, genre, ilk, kidney, kind, like, manner, nature, order, sort, species, strain, stripe, type, variety
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He got into the business of breeding cattle. The plants are bred to resist disease and drought. She believes that we are breeding a generation of children who know nothing about the history of their country.Noun
The collie is a working breed. a new breed of athlete
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In 2018, her most interesting work (to my mind) focused on the platforms’ algorithms — how social media’s tool for personally tailoring content to individual users has bred political extremism. — Zack Beauchamp, Vox, "The 9 thinkers who made sense of 2018’s chaos," 27 Dec. 2018 An unusual consensus emerged recently between artificial intelligence researchers, activists, lawmakers and many of the largest technology companies: Facial recognition software breeds bias, risks fueling mass surveillance and should be regulated. — Dina Bass, The Seattle Times, "Privacy groups urge tech firms to sign Safe Face Pledge to restrict use of facial recognition," 12 Dec. 2018 Copenhagen born-and-bred Rosemarie Vind works part-time for her friends Barbara Potts and Catherine Saks at their label Saks Potts, while also studying film at Columbia University. — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, "How One Danish It Girl and Her Best Friends Are Restyling Her Mom’s ’90s Couture Clothes," 1 Oct. 2018 In Trinidad, Bourdain didn’t succumb to the allure of a harmonious, multicultural island, but explored how globalization bred social and economic divisions in the country. — Kanishk Tharoor, The Atlantic, "Anthony Bourdain’s Extreme Empathy," 10 June 2018 White Oak has previously bred sandhill cranes but never whooping cranes, Shurter said. — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, "Rare whooping cranes hatch at Florida wildlife refuge | Miami Herald," 9 May 2018 Critics say the hiring freeze shouldn’t shoulder all of the blame for this discrepancy and that changes in precinct boundaries have bred disproportionate levels of public safety throughout the city. — Megan Cassidy, azcentral, "Phoenix police fight rising response times," 6 Nov. 2015 Not for the first time, that greater inclusion, personified by President Barack Obama, has now bred a potent backlash. — Yascha Mounk, The New Yorker, "The Rise of McPolitics," 12 Jan. 2015 Born and bred in the Gage Park neighborhood, Aaron Ortiz is looking to unseat a veteran of the Democratic political machine who rules a majority-Latino district. — Jacqueline Serrato, Hoy, "Young Chicago candidate aims to represent a majority-Mexican district," 19 Mar. 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Together, the two breeds have been mating and creating new types of pufferfish. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Climate Change Turning Pufferfish into Mutant Hybrids," 11 Dec. 2018 Members of the appropriations committee are a special breed, tailoring spending to individual projects and federal departments. — Chad Pergram, Fox News, "Trump, GOP plan to rescind budget spending has precedent but rocky path in Congress," 2 Oct. 2018 Watch out fashion bloggers, there's a new breed in town. — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Get Ready To Spoil Your Pooch With These Designer Puppy Products," 26 Sep. 2018 The final variable to consider is the breed of the laying hen. — Tamar Adler, Vogue, "Why Pastured Eggs Are the Perfect Food," 13 Sep. 2018 This mobile site is perhaps one of the most prominent instances of what could be a new breed of Web application: the Progressive Web Application (PWA). — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Progressive Web Apps moving mainstream as Twitter makes its mobile site the main one," 6 Sep. 2018 Friends, family, organizations like the Humane Society and, if applicable, breed-specific rescue groups are good options. — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, "Here Are 9 Ways to Deal With a Pet Allergy If You Love Animals," 30 Nov. 2018 Now a new breed of cryptocurrency intermediary is giving fresh urgency to those fears, operating in plain view with scant policing and often allowing users to engage in anonymous transactions. — Shane Shifflett, WSJ, "How Dirty Money Disappears Into the Black Hole of Cryptocurrency," 28 Sep. 2018 According to Starfire’s Samantha VanSickle, the Gypsy breed is a draught horse from the United Kingdom often associated with the gypsy culture there. — sacbee, "Horse 'feathers'? This one has 'em," 9 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'breed.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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