begets

verb

present tense third-person singular of beget
1
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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2
as in produces
to become the father of the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners

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Recent Examples of begets Clandestine action begets retribution, which begets chaos — the only status quo Central Intelligence has ever known. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2026 If interest begets debt, and debt begets interest, eventually debt will spin out of control. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 Pasteur’s experiment implied that being alive is hereditary—life, not not-life, begets life. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 Constant vigilance against the presence of AI inevitably begets cynicism and threatens to corrode the teacher-student relationship that is at the heart of education. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 That’s because success begets imitators eager to compete away profits. — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Distance begets latency; each kilometer of satellite separation adds more microseconds of latency, and those microseconds matter. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026 But one of the hardest yet most common lessons investors learn is that strength often begets more strength. — Jay Woods, CNBC, 4 June 2026 And rhetoric, it could be said, begets more rhetoric. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begets
  1. creates
  2. produces
  3. causes
  4. spawns
  5. generates
  6. gets
  7. brings
  8. prompts
Verb
  • In 2025, the first chime of bells from a mountain pavilion at dawn, accompanied by a gentle morning greeting, creates a space where each collection is experienced independently and explores the versatile expressions of Songmont’s design language.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The seamless connection to the water creates a sense of freedom and relaxation, making every morning feel like a dream.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of creates
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  • Alexandra Magistro executive produces for Red Room Pictures alongside Topher Merrill and John Baden executive produce for Morgan Creek Entertainment.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The technique produces individual hydrogen atoms under mild conditions, addressing a long-standing challenge in preparing and using these reactive particles.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of produces
Verb
  • Plus, an infected deer tick must keep its harpoon-like feeding tube in the bloodstream for 36 to 48 hours to transmit the bacteria that causes Lyme disease.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This causes the cement paint and patching compound to dry too quickly.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of causes
Verb
  • Molluscum is caused by a virus and spawns the pimple-like bumps.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026
  • But the software wrapped around it reinserts the objective on every turn, stores progress to a file, spawns subagents, retries on failure, and keeps going until a verifier says the task is done.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of spawns
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  • Better lineage improves simulation quality, which produces better model behavior, which generates better outcomes and richer feedback, strengthening governance by exposing the gaps previous cycles missed.
    — Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • In this configuration, the hydrogen engine generates electrical power rather than driving the propeller shafts directly.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of generates
Verb
  • Not everyone gets a godparent like Charlie, Lou, Sheldon, or Janice.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The lounge When leaving through JFK’s Terminal 7, Condor Business Class gets you access to the Horizons Lounge which is perfectly nice with a small spread of complimentary hot food and a full bar.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • Since 2025, a Disney+ deal brings Spanish subscribers 300-plus hours annually from Atresmedia’s Atresplayer.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Jo, who is still desperately trying to earn her orange back, and more power to her, brings Alexis over to Heather for another pointless conversation.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of brings
Verb
  • The sugar, found in most mammals but not in humans, prompts the antibodies that trigger an allergic reaction.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • This is particularly important because AI models quickly become familiar with how a user prompts the model and interprets its output, and the model presents information according to these patterns.
    — Monideepa Tarafdar, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of prompts

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“Begets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begets. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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