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as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
one change in the natural environment will beget others
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Recent Examples of beget
What’s clear to me is that generative AI has begotten Generation AI.
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Michael Serazio, Time, 28 May 2025
War of the Patsy’s Patsy’s Pizzeria was founded by Patsy Lancieri in 1933, and later begat other New York icons like Grimaldi’s.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
But before anyone can explain that, the isobutane fire begets an isobutane explosion.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Good will begets good will, and respect begets respect.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
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Michael Serazio, Time, 28 May 2025
War of the Patsy’s Patsy’s Pizzeria was founded by Patsy Lancieri in 1933, and later begat other New York icons like Grimaldi’s.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
But before anyone can explain that, the isobutane fire begets an isobutane explosion.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Good will begets good will, and respect begets respect.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beget
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The Fort Worth district, U.S. congressional district 33, was created after the 2012 census and is represented by Democrat Marc Veasey.—
Rachel Royster
July 14,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 July 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Farmers in Connecticut have navigated an uncertain federal funding landscape in recent months, sparking concerns that the costs for both producing and purchasing food would increase.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
10 July 2025
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The song was produced by Glyn Johns, whose history with Leadon goes all the way back to the first Eagles album in 1972.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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For example, particulate matter 2.5, or PM2.5—which has a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less—can cause respiratory and heart problems.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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The suffering caused by that sacrifice was redemptive.—
Mary Jo Bang
July 9,
Literary Hub,
9 July 2025
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More than 13 years after co-creating Chicago Fire and thus helping sire the popular #OneChicago Universe, Derek Haas was looking to break free of the broadcast procedural formula, with Prime Video‘s Countdown.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
20 June 2025
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In summary, King Henry VIII, desperate to sire a son, sought to divorce his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, and marry Anne Boleyn.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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So far, the Apple film has generated $136 million in North America and more than $393 million worldwide.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 July 2025
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If there was any day to generate offense, the Royals needed it Saturday at Kauffman Stadium.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 July 2025
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Instead, the idea spawned from a meeting with their advisor, Joanne Bradford, who was the president of Honey, the online coupon extension that sold to PayPal for $4 billion in 2020.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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The controversy that surrounded Clemson’s birth was more than enough to spawn a heated rivalry between the two schools since 1896 that has persisted despite the two never sharing a conference.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The novel slowly and luxuriously develops the changes that the quartet’s Italian travel brings.—
Claire Jarvis,
New Yorker,
8 July 2025
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According to a report by Electrek, Musk is using the work visa program to bring qualified foreign workers to his companies, like Tesla, and replacing U.S. workers who were laid off last year.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
8 July 2025
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This is a single Periscope camera module and single image sensor, but with two physical lenses, and a shifting prism inside the module moves back and forth between the two lenses as needed to reproduce two optical zoom length.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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But even then, a suboptimal sperm count doesn’t necessarily mean an inability to reproduce.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC news,
3 July 2025
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“Beget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beget. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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