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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Unlike scenic destinations that become part of a wedding backdrop, Walshe said Madison Square Garden presents the opposite challenge because designers would first have to erase the venue's familiar arena feel before creating something entirely new.
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And that means creating connections that are outside of a computer screen.
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Are manufacturers producing vehicles that need regular software patches?
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Cape Verde’s Vozinha offered a compelling example, producing an outstanding display against Spain while executing his team’s game plan with composure to help secure a historic progression to the knockout stage.
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That posture has guided not only the book but also the expansion of the Freakonomics universe into a long-running podcast and live conversations that explore everything from education to horse breeding.
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The zoo, which opened in its current location in 1997, hosts a successful breeding program for the endangered clouded leopard.
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During contests, their stomachs stretch, heart rates rise, and digestion struggles to keep up, causing intense physical stress.
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The state also has goals, including some that have been in place since 2012, that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to sell increasing percentages of electric and hybrid vehicles through 2025.
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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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Yet emissions still rose because electricity demand increased and coal generation rebounded.
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Delaying much beyond that risks the continuity that has sustained collider physics for generations.
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And this includes bringing more attention the particular deficit that women face in getting properly diagnosed and treated.
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Despite his lack of starts and goal involvements, George impressed in his cameos, bringing pace and goal threat to the Everton attack.
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“Begetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begetting. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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