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begetting

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verb

present participle of beget

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for begetting
Verb
  • What’s more, some Chinese command centers appear to have live video feeds of various platforms under their purview, potentially limiting the autonomy of more junior officers and creating a sense that their every move is under the microscope.
    Sam Bresnick, Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2024
  • While speaking independently, James and Josh concurred that AI, electronic trading platforms, and algorithmic trading is creating a technological arms race.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Diego was immediately flown back to the Galápagos to join a last-ditch breeding program in 1977.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Since the org partnered with Three Camel Lodge in 2020 to expand the breeding program, visitors to the camp can meet the stoic (but still quite cute and fluffy) guardian dogs.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • That dedication to producing top-caliber boats will be critical as Chris-Craft distinguishes itself in the wake-surf market, which is mostly driven by quality.
    Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Meanwhile, a powerful storm system in the Pacific Ocean is producing extreme waves that are only seen every few years on the West Coast.
    Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Real intimacy lies in bringing your beautifully flawed self into the experience.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Adam Digby is the Juventus correspondent for Forbes and is Serie A writer, bringing you the biggest and best stories that Italian football has to offer.
    Adam Digby, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • While she's become a pop culture phenomenon, spawning numerous parodies from Saturday Night Live, Ariana Grande and TikTok users online, Nara finds her own inspiration closer to home.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • That film was a box office hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.
    Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Currently run by the 26th and 27th generation of Marinellis in a factory where light fractures into the most remarkable columns, bronze bells of all sizes are handcrafted using the same methods employed for centuries.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2025
  • Fashion Group International honors the upcoming generation of designers.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The immediate process of the transformation of the US into a singular, potential revisionist power, is generating enormous volatility.
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • According to city figures, the arena draws more than 1 million guests per year to 230-plus events, generating more than 450,000 hotel nights.
    Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • For now, Metcalf is saying and doing the right things.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Authorities initially said a 4-year-old girl doing laundry with her mother and a 30-year-old man died.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Begetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begetting. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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