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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
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.
—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
Many couples assume that physical closeness naturally begets emotional closeness, but this is not the case.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 15 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
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
Many couples assume that physical closeness naturally begets emotional closeness, but this is not the case.
—Mark Travers, CNBC, 15 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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Sourcing & Methodology This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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At the same time, the restructuring of global trade systems creates a rare opportunity for Chinese fashion companies to move from followers within the global system to active co-builders of it.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
31 May 2026
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The company also produces compact robots such as the MiniCobo and Mini 2, aimed at education, research, hospitality, and small-scale automation.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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Lisa Mierke also executive produces along with Alex Plapinger and James Merrill, Sean Buckelew and Benjy Brooke for Green Street Pictures, which also serves as the studio.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference often causes a buzz, but this is a key year, with expectations high that the all-new Siri upgrade will be revealed.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Then, raising the temperature to 700° C causes the aluminum trifluoride to react with water, leaving behind aluminum oxide and releasing yet more hydrogen fluoride.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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The coupling that El Niño spawns between the atmosphere and the warmer water along the Equator tends to create sinking winds over the Atlantic that disrupt cloud formations that could otherwise become hurricanes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Hating cops also spawns ridiculous protests, like the ones that called for police to be defunded.—
Wendy Murphy,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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Bitcoin’s implementation uses a specific elliptic curve called secp256k1, a mathematical structure that generates public-private key pairs.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Tourism generates more than $40 million in hotel taxes a year, and some of that money could be spent on museums.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The massive delta is revered not only for its capacious water supply and agricultural support, but also its famed Delta breeze that often brings relief from stretches of hot weather.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
29 May 2026
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Netflix's 'Ransom Canyon' brings romance to Texas Similar shows are moving into the Texas turf.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Servers carve the duck tableside, slicing the crisp skin and tender meat in full view of nearby tables, which only prompts more customers to ask for it.—
Eva Remijan-Toba,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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This prompts Phan’s great-uncle to nod and smile.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
2 June 2026
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Economic forum The attacks came as the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, or SPIEF, a major business event known as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s version of Davos, gets underway in the city on Wednesday.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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The real risk starts when a pan gets too hot, too damaged or used in the wrong way.—
Ryan Brennan
June 2,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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