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
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 June 2026
War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy.
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Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Men begetting men is the story, a kind of immaculate cultural reproduction.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Both cases were fodder for a media firestorm, begetting nightly news specials and full-length documentaries.
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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.
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Literary Hub,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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.
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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
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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Sex makes its way into the story, first, from the mother’s perspective, as something to be avoided, and then as something that has to lead to procreation—and soon.
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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.
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Antiques mix with more contemporary wallpapers and fabrics, creating a comfortably eclectic vibe.
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Some of the smoke may stay higher in the sky, creating a milky or hazy appearance.
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Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Campbell, California, Orbital Composites develops robotic additive manufacturing systems for producing advanced composite and high-temperature components for defense, aerospace, and energy applications.
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Longer gaps between disclosures could allow larger pools of uncertainty to accumulate beneath the surface, producing fewer but more severe repricing events when conditions finally become visible to markets.
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For example, captive breeding programs often release frogs into the wild, and timing releases with favorable environmental conditions could improve their survival chances.
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Financial returns are generated through prize earnings, breeding rights, stud fees, and eventual sales.
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Many of the attacks targeted energy infrastructure and commercial sites, causing billions of dollars of economic losses and shattering their image as a safe haven for foreign travel and investment.
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Nourishing ingredients like soybean and plant oils sink into skin and lift up dirt and blemish-causing bacteria.
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
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New church Less than a generation later, the Protestant Reformation transformed Christianity, dividing Europe and spawning brutal violence.
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His mother was Hispanic, a third-generation Socorro resident with Mexican and Spanish roots.
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While younger generations were taught in school about the atrocities of the Holocaust, the book found that family lore continued to sanitize the past with grandparents often painted as heroes, rescuers or victims themselves.
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Penn Station New York access will be limited again after the match to accommodate trains bringing fans back from the stadium.
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The New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals was a tremendous accomplishment for the organization and its players, while also bringing a joyous end to the team's long championship drought for fans.
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“Begetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begetting. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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