as in procreation
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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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as in siring
to become the father of
the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners
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Recent Examples of begetting
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
Both cases were fodder for a media firestorm, begetting nightly news specials and full-length documentaries.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 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
Verb
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
Both cases were fodder for a media firestorm, begetting nightly news specials and full-length documentaries.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Jan. 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
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Your book The Novel and the Problem of New Life traces the novel’s ambivalence or even hostility to procreation, but also toward artistic reproduction.—
Aaron Matz,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Protagonists weigh the emotional and logistical pros, cons, and costs of procreation under less than ideal conditions.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And while track and field adopted the dual-advancement and dual-medal system, the policy does not easily translate to head-to-head contact sports or other athletic competitions, creating what critics see as a glaring inconsistency across the state.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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David then wakes up inside the woman's body, immediately creating a crisis.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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Gray whales have long migrated along the California coast on their roughly 12,000-mile (19,300-kilometer) journey between breeding lagoons in Mexico and feeding grounds in the Arctic.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 May 2026
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Robles said the district will increase mosquito trapping and surveillance to identify breeding sites.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Authorities said a tractor-trailer car hauler blew a tire while traveling eastbound on I-10 near Valencia Road, causing the truck to hit a guardrail, roll into the median and burst into flames, CBS affiliate KOLD reported.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The same weather system is also fueling high winds across the Great Plains and causing wildfires to rapidly spread.—
Rob Marciano,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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The Sox sent 13 batters to the plate while producing their most runs in an inning since scoring 11 in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds on May 7, 2023, at Great American Ball Park.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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His knowledge and love of movies fueled his writing and co-producing on the American Film Institute’s Salutes not only to Peck but to Gene Kelly, Billy Wilder, Barbara Stanwyck and Jack Lemmon.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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And hammering a prime spawning flat unremittingly will just as surely scatter the fish to find their springtime bliss elsewhere.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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During the 2024 to 2025 spawning season, more than 30,000 adult coho salmon migrated to the rivers along the Mendocino Coasts – double the record-breaking number of 15,000 seen in the previous season, according to NOAA Fisheries.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Minnesota has interest in bringing Mats Zuccarello back, too, Guerin said.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Despite high gas prices and an overall pullback in discretionary spending, executives said the consumer continues to show interest in new items that Target is bringing into its assortment.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
20 May 2026
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Delivering bad news In 2001, Jesse faced a scandal for having an affair that resulted in him fathering a child.—
Rick Davis,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
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Crowe believes that Maximus fathering a son with a woman other than his wife tarnishes his character's legacy, as the gladiator's primary motivation in the original film is to avenge the deaths of his wife and son.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Begetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begetting. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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