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 So Flaubert is describing a mechanism where happiness begets more happiness. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 15 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begets
  1. creates
  2. produces
  3. causes
  4. spawns
  5. generates
  6. gets
  7. brings
  8. prompts
Verb
  • House races Craig's Senate candidacy creates an opening in the Second Congressional District, which Republicans have long wanted to flip.
    — Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Experts warn this creates critical geopolitical chokepoints, threatening a Chinese monopoly on the global copper concentrate trade.
    — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of creates
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  • Nuclear power produces no greenhouse gas emissions, the primary driver of climate change.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Equity means ensuring every child has access to what research tells us supports learning, not flooding classrooms with surveillance technology that produces cognitive and emotional debt that will disproportionately harm students of color.
    — Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of produces
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  • Alexa Frank thought the small, pink, flaky spot on her nose was an acne scar or eczema, a condition that causes dry, itchy skin.
    — Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • All of these conditions are driven by climate change, which makes wildfires burn hotter and faster and causes more severe storms.
    — Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of causes
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  • 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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  • Each of those also generates four to six other jobs in construction, retail and local services, according to Washington State analyses.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Sekkouri said the industry has attracted around $100 million in investment and generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue in the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of generates
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  • Bernard gets more of the attention; Weru, a native of Kenya, was an international rugby player who is now learning football.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said keeping gas prices low and ensuring Iran never gets a hold of a nuclear weapon are of equal importance to the president.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of gets
Verb
  • Maresca is known for his attention to detail and will be hoping Semenyo’s skillset on the pitch brings the club back to lifting domestic and European trophies.
    — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Friday brings pregame autographs from former Braves and an Andres Galarraga bobblehead.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of brings
Verb
  • This rapid sale prompts questions about Walter's motivations, including a potential SEC investigation into his private credit holdings and the NBA's restrictive salary cap.
    — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In the sketch, Washington’s announcement prompts a skeptical colonist (David) to imagine a future leader who ignores the Constitution, uses the presidency for personal gain and seeks to remain in power.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
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