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as in birthplace
a place of origin
Philadelphia is known as "the cradle of liberty" because it was there that the Declaration of Independence was signed
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as in source
a point or place at which something is invented or provided
the 1848 meeting at Seneca Falls, New York, is often regarded as the cradle of the women's suffrage movement
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Recent Examples of cradle
Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Two additional layers—a high-density foam base foundation and a plush middle layer—combine to create a supportive mattress that cradles your body and offers head-to-toe pressure relief.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Home to some of the greatest artists, composers, writers, and philosophers of recent centuries, Germany is a cradle of history and bastion of contemporary culture, filled with enriching sights to explore and experience on your next journey.
—AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In the sweet shots, Jake lovingly removes Rocky from a carrier and gently cradles him close to his chest.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
Two additional layers—a high-density foam base foundation and a plush middle layer—combine to create a supportive mattress that cradles your body and offers head-to-toe pressure relief.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
Finally, one of the tall cranes lifted the boat out of the water, high into the air, and carefully swung it over and down onto the team’s boat cradle, on shore.
—Jan Wagner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Home to some of the greatest artists, composers, writers, and philosophers of recent centuries, Germany is a cradle of history and bastion of contemporary culture, filled with enriching sights to explore and experience on your next journey.
—AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cradle
Noun
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And what was your main takeaway from your exploration of the founder’s birthplace?—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
4 Oct. 2025
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Learn more about the birthplace of the genre and view photos of how it has been kept alive.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
3 Oct. 2025
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Some workers, whose programs have alternative funding sources, continue to be paid on time.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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Here, Lloyd clamps a muzzle — part fetish club, part Bane — over Lucky’s mouth while Pozzo pushes him in a wheelchair (the actor, Michael Patrick Thornton, uses a chair).—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Then the second deputy does the same before the first mounts the gator to hold it down and clamp its mouth.—
Richard Tribou,
Boston Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Really, the album is about tiring of mothering men who are great in bed but lack crucial social skills.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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She was born on July 10, 2024, to mother Jona, 26 and father Tony, 25, with two other siblings Pork Stew and Sweet Pork at the zoo in Chonburi, NorthJersey.com, part of the USA TODAY NETWORK, reported.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The third phase materialized over the last year and a half, and delves deeper into origin.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
10 Oct. 2025
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Working on these inward-looking songs has allowed Teasdale and Chambers to feel less hemmed in by their origin story, one that was drawn early on by the press and then chiseled in stone.—
Sophie Williams,
Billboard,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The latter, in particular, has been gripped by the spread of the H3N2 virus in the country’s north.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
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Doctors gave Hurtubise the choice of of shaping his hands to do common tasks such as tying his shoes, or to grip a steering wheel.—
Michelle Pemberton,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
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The immersive set at Chanel, the movie that opened the show at Dior, the cinematic quality of Haider Ackerman’s Tom Ford show, Rick Owens’ models wading through the Palais de Tokyo fountain, and the use of digital projections to create an immersive, layered visual environment at Alaïa.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
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Gardens are found throughout the city, and none is complete without a burbling fountain.—
Fiona Mozley,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Too many executives cling to the idea that marketing dominance comes from sheer budget muscle.—
Erik Huberman,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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Dump it immediately and wash the pot, because that smell can really cling.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Cradle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cradle. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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