begetting 1 of 2

noun

as in procreation

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begetting

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verb

present participle of beget
1
as in creating
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 siring
to become the father of the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners

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Recent Examples of begetting
Verb
The stock market crashed in 1929, begetting federal securities regulations including the creation of the Securities and Exchange Commission — in 1934. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026 Nelson took 12 years to get the project made, and that labor-of-love aspect shows in the soulfulness and meticulous care the writer-director brings to this unsettling story of violence begetting violence, based on actual events. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 To remain an entertainment capital demands consistent reinvention, the showroom’s neon glow begetting the nightclub’s flashing LEDs and so on and so forth. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026 War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026 Men begetting men is the story, a kind of immaculate cultural reproduction. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 The discovery, age five, that some people did not live in communities with all goods in common—that in fact for most, home was a locked building full of private property—begat questions still begetting questions at age thirteen. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begetting
  1. procreation
  2. creating
  3. producing
  4. breeding
  5. causing
  6. spawning
  7. generation
  8. bringing
Noun
  • The reasons for this planet-wide drop in procreation, however, are hard to pin down and hotly debated, and, like most other big questions in the United States, they have been absorbed into larger culture-war arguments.
    — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • For those not familiar with the term, anti-natalism is a philosophical stance that views life as unacceptably full of suffering and procreation as a morally indefensible thing.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 July 2026
Definition of procreation
Verb
  • Bowman’s work is part of a growing trend that’s not just about introducing new dishes to the local food scene; creating a market for invasive species may also bring ecological benefits for the local environment.
    — Victoria Malloy, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
  • There is no one-size-fits-all approach to working capital, and taking the time to understand the tradeoffs can help businesses choose financing that supports sustainable growth rather than creating additional financial pressure.
    — Andrew Coon, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • The three colors are mixed in different combinations and ratios, producing 16 different shades.
    — Devika Rao, TheWeek, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Deep underground, iron-rich rocks could hold the key to producing hydrogen at a fraction of the cost of conventional fuels.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of producing
Noun
  • Depending on the species, that could mean breeding animals in captivity and releasing them, restoring habitat, managing disease, or controlling invasive species.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Today, after decades of coordinated efforts and millions of dollars spent on captive breeding and reintroduction efforts, more than 300 condors have been restored to their natural environment.
    — David Ginsburg, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of breeding
Verb
  • Water turns that color when filtration fails, causing algae to grow.
    — Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In the report, presented to the park board Wednesday, the firm urged the district to increase the fees over a three-year period to avoid causing a burden for residents, according to the report.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of causing
Verb
  • The popular show took on a life of its own, however, becoming his day job and spawning a Netflix series.
    — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The area is still going strong with Hurricane Simon and appears on the verge of spawning another one that will really ramp up in strength, Klotzbach said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawning
Noun
  • That’s because new data says boomers are splashing their cash on vacations instead of setting it aside for future generations.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The members of this new generation are more likely to have grown up outside a city like Columbus, Ohio, and to have gone to state school or Christian college.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of generation
Verb
  • Heidi Rackliffe, Avec’s chief program officer, was bringing her team in on weekends to call everybody back.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • By bringing a familiar nameplate into the electric era, VW has a chance to make the transition feel less like a leap into the unknown and more like buying the next version of a car people already understand.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
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