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as in creates
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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as in produces
to become the father of
the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners
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Recent Examples of begets
But one of the hardest yet most common lessons investors learn is that strength often begets more strength.
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Jay Woods,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
And rhetoric, it could be said, begets more rhetoric.
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Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Learning velocity is the only litmus test dimension where improvement begets more improvement.
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Zixuan Zhang,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
It was never supposed to be a character study about how trauma begets trauma.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
Magalon and Santiago link lower budgets to more artistic freedom, which begets better films.
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Barry Levitt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Despite the contradiction, this strategy worked because elites are universally perceived as out of touch with the real world – with privileged and sheltered life experience that begets a sense of superiority.
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Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
But Le, no stranger to the restaurant industry, which often begets ingenuity, got creative.
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Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Feb. 2026
At first, its proliferation seemed to constitute a typical case of Hollywood copycatting; Big Little Lies becomes a smash, wins eight Emmys, begets flimsy imitations that lots of people watch anyway.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
And rhetoric, it could be said, begets more rhetoric.
—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
Learning velocity is the only litmus test dimension where improvement begets more improvement.
—
Zixuan Zhang,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2026
It was never supposed to be a character study about how trauma begets trauma.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
Magalon and Santiago link lower budgets to more artistic freedom, which begets better films.
—
Barry Levitt,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Despite the contradiction, this strategy worked because elites are universally perceived as out of touch with the real world – with privileged and sheltered life experience that begets a sense of superiority.
—
Alexa Beck,
Fortune,
15 Feb. 2026
But Le, no stranger to the restaurant industry, which often begets ingenuity, got creative.
—
Samantha Husted,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Feb. 2026
At first, its proliferation seemed to constitute a typical case of Hollywood copycatting; Big Little Lies becomes a smash, wins eight Emmys, begets flimsy imitations that lots of people watch anyway.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begets
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Summerville creates chances mostly by cutting in on his preferred right foot, as shown on the dashboard, and is unafraid to pick out shots from congested central areas.
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To prevent the organs from being rejected by their new human hosts, Revivicor deactivated a gene that codes for the enzyme that creates the alpha-gal molecule.
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The state’s Holocaust Education Bill, passed in 1994, requires every school district to teach the Holocaust with the explicit aim of building tolerance, nurturing democratic values, and confronting what indifference produces.
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Scan your face, train your voice on a few prompts, write (or accept a brand’s) creative brief, and the content produces itself.
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In May, authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda declared outbreaks after lab tests detected the spread of Bundibugyo virus, which causes a type of Ebola disease.
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.
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The average female lionfish spawns around 27,000 eggs every three days, so unsurprisingly, the species quickly spread throughout the Caribbean, up the East Coast and east to the Bahamas.
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The Lifeform spawns from a black, bacterial mold that infests the yellow wallpaper and moist carpets.
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For 2026, the V6 generates 536 hp (400 kW), and the electric motor adds another 469 hp (350 kW), but only when there’s charge in the battery, which isn’t for that much of an average lap.
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The violence of the motion generates prodigious amounts of topspin.
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The likelihood of lightning increases as a thunderstorm gets closer and reaches its highest point when the storm is directly overhead.
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Their combative behavior gets under your skin as Mars and Uranus align!
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Camp Meeker Cabin stands as a thoughtful retreat that brings mountain living back to its essentials.
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Air conditioning will be keeping millions of Americans safe and comfortable over the holiday weekend as a heat dome brings dangerous conditions to millions.
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Unlike his later work with Disclosure Day, this prompts a journey of discovery rather than one of fear.
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Two hundred and fifty years later, as artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law and prompts questions about the future of the profession, the nation's founding offers an unexpected answer.
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