as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant
sometimes I think those little brats are the spawn of Satan himself
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as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
these artists spawned a whole new movement in painting
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Recent Examples of spawn
Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Storm Of Passion’s headquarters in Kansas is a key area within the Alley, so staff can easily relocate the vehicle to places where supercells, the huge cloud structures that spawn tornadoes, are developing.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 June 2025
The German collective spawned a larger Zero movement in Europe before disbanding in 1966.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2025
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Noun
The Pokémon Company Fans have also noticed that the spawn distance and number of spawns available on screen has significantly increased, with some saying the number is as high as 30, up from a hard limit of 16 on Switch.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Storm Of Passion’s headquarters in Kansas is a key area within the Alley, so staff can easily relocate the vehicle to places where supercells, the huge cloud structures that spawn tornadoes, are developing.
—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Verb
Local authorities have since said the incident spawned from a physical altercation between two attendees, and that firearms were not involved.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 18 June 2025
The German collective spawned a larger Zero movement in Europe before disbanding in 1966.
—News Desk, Artforum, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawn
Noun
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Others like Bill Gates, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Guy Fieri aren’t being so generous with their offspring.—
Ani Freedman,
Fortune,
20 June 2025
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However, unlike other recent revivals, which have incorporated legacy characters’ children, fans shouldn’t expect Scrubs 2.0 to prominently feature the offspring of JD and Elliott, Turk and Carla, or Cox and Jordan.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
17 June 2025
Verb
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To the frustration of many fans, the former UConn guard—the 30th overall pick in the 2025 WNBA Draft—was cut after two preseason games, showing the conundrum that current roster limits create for player development.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
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Rather than going for conventional boardroom-style ties, Falk is looking at creating ties from materials like lace, pearls, and leather.—
Kristopher Fraser,
Robb Report,
20 June 2025
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Middle East stocks largely fell on Sunday, and analysts expect other world markets to slide Monday over fears that rising oil prices will cause global economic disruption and lead to stagflation.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
15 June 2025
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As kick-off approached, the ground was only a third full and looked likely to cause FIFA some embarrassment.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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TikTok users can't get enough of the sweet video, which has generated over 52,200 views and more than 10,400 likes on TikTok at the time of writing.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Amongst all the dross and angst, Neil and Teddy try to talk everyone into investing in a baseball-card trading venture that might generate $500 in profits after a year.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
19 June 2025
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The levels of perspective framework developed by Dr. Daniel Kim, who's an advisor for my company, brings mental models to the surface for alignment so that organizations can create the right systemic structures.—
Thomas Lim,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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The storms may bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and penny-sized hail (0.75 inches).—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2025
Verb
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The company also produces made-to-order suits, trousers, blazers, T-shirts and shirts.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
16 June 2025
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Lenox Corporation has also for years been tapped to design presidents’ official inauguration gifts for both parties — in 2021, the company produced specialty luxury crystal vases for Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
16 June 2025
Verb
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But other types of pain and soreness should prompt you to take a different action, whether that’s to take a few days of recovery or seek medical treatment.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
23 June 2025
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That kind of backlash prompted officials in La Mesa, Oceanside, Vista and Carlsbad to reject digital billboard proposals.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 June 2025
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But even her husband liked some of the things the President had done.—
Alexis Okeowo,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The best sunscreens for dry skin do more than just protect.—
Brigitt Earley,
Glamour,
16 June 2025
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“Spawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spawn. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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