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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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to become the father of
the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners
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Recent Examples of begets
But innovation begets more innovation.
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Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Gerrymandering for partisan advantage begets safe seats.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Yet Sorry, Baby doesn’t elide Agnes’s trauma, either; it is punctuated with moments—from Agnes answering a jury duty summons to a third-act revelation that begets a panic attack—to indicate, in no uncertain terms, that she’s been affected on a cellular level.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
His eldest son—William, of course, though he is not immediately identified as such—defrays his father’s debts by tutoring Agnes’s younger brothers in Latin, an arrangement that begets many reversals of fortune.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Evolutionarily, we’re programmed to follow the path of least resistance, but in modern urban lives, easy often begets boredom.
—Dan Rubinstein, Outside, 5 Nov. 2025
The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.
—Andy Crump, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Still, all that change begets more change.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The age-old value proposition of indie filmmaking — that landing acceptance to a prestigious festival begets a sale to a distributor that pays off your debts and puts your movie in front of a massive audience — is flimsier than ever.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Kate Vitasek, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Gerrymandering for partisan advantage begets safe seats.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Yet Sorry, Baby doesn’t elide Agnes’s trauma, either; it is punctuated with moments—from Agnes answering a jury duty summons to a third-act revelation that begets a panic attack—to indicate, in no uncertain terms, that she’s been affected on a cellular level.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
His eldest son—William, of course, though he is not immediately identified as such—defrays his father’s debts by tutoring Agnes’s younger brothers in Latin, an arrangement that begets many reversals of fortune.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Evolutionarily, we’re programmed to follow the path of least resistance, but in modern urban lives, easy often begets boredom.
—Dan Rubinstein, Outside, 5 Nov. 2025
The artist’s way, of course, is sincere, even if in the case of Dracula, sincerity begets just under three hours of unsparing cultural commentary and full goose bozo vulgarity.
—Andy Crump, Time, 31 Oct. 2025
Still, all that change begets more change.
—Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
The age-old value proposition of indie filmmaking — that landing acceptance to a prestigious festival begets a sale to a distributor that pays off your debts and puts your movie in front of a massive audience — is flimsier than ever.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begets
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Calvo's second executive order creates a task force to review business licenses in the city that may have ties to Cuba's government, with the potential for licenses to be revoked.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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However, the 2026 version, while air-cooled and still using pushrod valve actuation like the original, uses fuel injection instead of a carburetor and modern construction, and likely produces twice the power of the original, including 120 pound-feet of torque.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Musk said the Fremont, California, factory that currently produces the two models will be repurposed.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Placing toilets, showers, and sinks too far away from the main drain stack causes clogs in the future.—
Kamron Sanders,
The Spruce,
22 Jan. 2026
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That mostly comes from the concrete materials and often un-insulated space that causes leaky air.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2026
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At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Nadella sat for a conversation with the Forum’s interim co-chair, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, explaining that if AI growth spawns solely from investment, then that could be signs of a bubble.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
20 Jan. 2026
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The rare night in Hollywood bringing together movie and TV stars often spawns some of the most intriguing celebrity interactions.—
Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The limited availability of real-time viewership for an extensive, simultaneous audience generates a premium atmosphere that advertisers are eager to invest in.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The world steel industry is under pressure from China, which generates a significant steel surplus, and intensifying competition in the EU and US.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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They’ll be insulated from the blitz pressure Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph brings, rain or shine.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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This week, Harry Styles brings us together, XG deliver a major debut and Louis Tomlinson makes his mark.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2026
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The emission of this thermal radiation acts as a weak thrust that prompts the rotation of the asteroid to speed up — a phenomenon known as the YORP effect (in honor of Yarkovsk, O'Keefe, Radzievskii and Paddack, four scientists who were key to its discovery).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Stimulating the vagus nerve can actually send calming signals from the body to the brain, which Bianchini says then prompts the release of calming neurotransmitters.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
27 Jan. 2026
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Indiana Pacers Another surprisingly expensive team, the reigning Eastern Conference champions would likely go into the tax if restricted free agent Bennedict Mathurin gets an appropriate salary over the summer.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Here's where this case gets even messier.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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