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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
And like with other Southern stalwarts (think sweet tea and fried chicken), where a taste undoubtedly leads to seconds, one trip to the Smokies always begets a return visit.
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
For my coverage on the controversy surrounding AI begetting AGI and ASI, see the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Because Black artists have been so systematically eliminated from the genre, there are only a handful who’ve been able to gain the sort of traction that begets a Grammy nod.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Using all of those techniques is key, as each open area begets another and another, with hundreds of individual levels becoming available as players descend straight down into the depths of the planet.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
For my coverage on the controversy surrounding AI begetting AGI and ASI, see the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Because Black artists have been so systematically eliminated from the genre, there are only a handful who’ve been able to gain the sort of traction that begets a Grammy nod.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Using all of those techniques is key, as each open area begets another and another, with hundreds of individual levels becoming available as players descend straight down into the depths of the planet.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beget
Verb
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Our leadership should bring people together, not create division.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice created Task Force KleptoCapture to enforce sanctions imposed after Russia invaded Ukraine.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The words can appear to arrive from elsewhere, produced by an elevated consciousness outside our own.—
Joshua Bennett,
The Atlantic,
15 Aug. 2025
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The series is executive produced by Sheridan, Glasser, Saldaña, Kidman, Burkle, Yari, Hutkin, Jill Wagner, David Lemanowicz, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Cox.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
15 Aug. 2025
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Severe storms and flooding in Muskego, Wisconsin, caused road closures, sewage issues, and damage to homes and businesses.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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For Nautilus vehicles, the device can also cause the rear tail light, rear turn signal and rear position light to fail, Ford said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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But at the movie’s end, Travis accepts one of the puppies Old Yeller sired before his death.—
Victoria Edel,
People.com,
25 June 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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But the students’ work also generated acclaim from community members who praised their ingenuity and courage in holding the foundation accountable in the face of backlash from school administration.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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With the help of active aerodynamics, the Evija can generate 3,307 pounds of downforce at top speed.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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The online world spawned new information sources and influencers, changed news consumers’ tastes and habits and upended the advertising market on which newspapers relied.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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When Buffy actor Charisma Carpenter hosted a recent live taping for her new podcast, the packed event generated a waitlist and spawned adjacent Buffy meetups in New York—not to mention the fans paying $7 per month for premium podcast content.—
Sarah Whitmire,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The brand’s latest Color Series Mason jar collection nods to classic designs of the past, with darling details that bring nostalgic charm to any space whether they’re used in the kitchen for food storage or around the house as decor.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2025
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The department framed limits as bringing services in line with national norms, but some people, such as those who received therapy multiple times a week, could see cutbacks.—
Meg Wingerter,
Denver Post,
13 Aug. 2025
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The second season doesn’t attempt to immediately reproduce the dance scene, and thank heavens for that.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Through radio and snow tracking, biologists later found that the fishers that were released in northwestern Connecticut had high survival rates and successfully reproduced.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Beget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beget. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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