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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
Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Students must use the bathroom of the gender that they were assigned at, at birth.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 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
Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Much like country music’s ever-evolving dance with urban cultural influences, the very stage where Bill Monroe birthed bluegrass, Dolly Parton made her Grand Ole Opry debut, Johnny Cash kicked out the footlights and George Jones etched his legend has undergone a transformation of its own.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Imagine giving birth, life, all of these things and not having time off maternally.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
Students must use the bathroom of the gender that they were assigned at, at birth.
—Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 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
The younger Munger, a Bay Area physicist, helped fund the successful ballot measures that birthed California’s citizen redistricting commission in 2008 and 2010.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2025
Much like country music’s ever-evolving dance with urban cultural influences, the very stage where Bill Monroe birthed bluegrass, Dolly Parton made her Grand Ole Opry debut, Johnny Cash kicked out the footlights and George Jones etched his legend has undergone a transformation of its own.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth
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The White House staff had been packing up a nativity scene from the holiday decorations and hadn’t been able to locate the figure of Joseph.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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However, the drop-off could also be attributed to people refusing to answer surveys or not indicating their nativity status, economists note.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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His curiosity is mirrored by that of Lewis Moon, a free-spirited drifter with both Cheyenne and Choctaw ancestry, who has been contracted by the government to drop bombs on the Niaruna, in an effort to scatter the tribe.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Nelson's possibly offhand claims to Cherokee ancestry, nevertheless, have been repeated in biographies without verification.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Oct. 2025
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After drawing 1-1 with Manchester United at the beginning of the month, dropping points for the first time in the Women’s Super League (WSL) this season, Chelsea needed a penalty to equalise and finish with the same result away against FC Twente of the Vrouwen Eredivisie.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Less than a month later, Skaggs died alone in a hotel room in Southlake, Texas, at the beginning of an Angels road trip of what was later determined to be a lethal combination of fentanyl, oxycodone and alcohol.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Studies that compare genetic variation between pairs of siblings have been able to better control for socioeconomic backgrounds, as well as parenting practices and ethnicities; in these studies, the direct effects of DNA on IQ look even smaller, still with no hint of a biological mechanism.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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Eminem’s biological daughter Hailie Jade, who gave birth to her first son Elliot in March, chimed in with some well-wishes for her sister.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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In piling up a season-high point total, the Hornets produced three 100-yard rushers to steamroll the Wildcats, the first such feat for Sac State in a single game for a program that fielded its first team in 1954.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The 'Jersey Shore' star gets real about parenting, stink checks, and what her nights out look like now.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
14 Oct. 2025
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Miska’s clip—highlighting a dog being soothed by the same technology used for infants—offered viewers a snapshot of pet parenting in 2025.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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According to The New York Times, their family lineage traces back to General Lew Morris, who signed the Declaration of Independence, and former United States Minister to France Gouverneur Morris.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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The preference for sons is rooted in a patriarchal structure where boys are expected to carry on the family lineage, inherit property, and perform essential last rites for their parents.—
Aishwarya S. Iyer,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Since the category’s inception, the tribute has been awarded to projects including Moonlight, The Hurt Locker, Babel, Winter’s Bone, The Favourite, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Fire Island, and most recently, The Piano Lesson, among others.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Chinese contemporary artist Lang brought Hirono to life in 2021 and has released nine series and plenty of non-series characters and collaborations since its inception.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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