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adjective

as in biological
being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage argued that the birth mother had not been informed of all of her options at the time of the adoption

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birth

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verb

chiefly dialect

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Recent Examples of birth
Noun
The sung-through show — which tells the story of America's birth through a modern lens set to a score of hip-hop, R&B, pop and traditional show tunes — became an instant sensation upon its debut, ushering in a whole new generation of musical theater fans. Dave Quinn, People.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Within two years of its birth in 2019, the fintech startup had secured a $1 billion valuation. Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The three months now offered to non-birth parents is a departure from the scant three weeks given under the previous policy. Arkansas Online, 17 Jan. 2023 Non-birth parents, adoptive parents and long-term foster parents were included before. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 5 Jan. 2023
Verb
What some heard as betrayal soon came to be seen as a breakthrough — a bold reimagining of folk tradition that helped birth an entirely new musical language. Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025 Liquid water flowed across the surface of the asteroid that birthed the near-Earth object (NEO) Ryugu much later than scientists had thought possible, a new study finds. Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for birth
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth
Noun
  • The key insight is that digital nativity doesn't equal AI readiness.
    Tarun Galagali, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • No matter her source, the world beyond the Dorf was always mediated, by time and human error; if the Apostles couldn’t agree on the nativity, Richie Mueller’s account of a ball python at the 4-H conference begged skepticism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • With over 300 votes and 60 comments on the Reddit post already, many internet users shared their thoughts on Rudy's unexpected ancestry.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The artist better known to his international collectors as Móyò, has been evolving the character – a personal archetype, a spiritual sentinel, and a bridge between worlds – for over eight years, exploring his Yoruba ancestry and urban mythology.
    Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The beginning of the evening was marked by an intimate performance on behalf of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • And targeting, torturing, and murdering political opponents, rivals, and critics have marked the conflict since its beginning.
    Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Researchers are trying to determine the limits of how small clocks can be in quantum, electronic, and biological systems.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Officials are preparing for a range of potential threats, including crowd disruptions, vehicle attacks, and biological hazards.
    Amanda Castro Hannah Parry Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The river also serves Mexico and more than two dozen Native American tribes, produces hydropower, and supplies water to farms that grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Calligraphers like Mustapha produce sacred work, such as copies of the Quran, books of religious poetry, and amulets.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Somehow, the upper hand never lingers long with Sally and Barnaby, drolly played by Gunning and Corden as a conniving Tweedledee and Tweedledum, loyal to no one and convinced their venality is justified by their father’s history of terrible parenting.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now, these statistics are not surprising, especially when 7 in 10 managers liken supervising their Gen Z employees to babysitting or parenting.
    Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The result is a Gen Z-meets-mini-Nicole moment that feels like a respectful nod to her famous family lineage.
    Olivia Allen, Vogue, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Agriodontosaurus shows us that the earliest members of the lizard lineage were far more diverse and had a much broader range of feeding strategies than previously imagined.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Since Nomad’s inception, Bellavance-Lecompte and his cofounder Giorgio Pace, an avant-garde curator, have seen the fair resonate in the fashion world, while drawing chief executive officers from the sector’s biggest conglomerates.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The Rare Impact Fund — which was previously held in 2023 and 2024 — has raised more than $20 million and supported 30 nonprofit partners across five continents since its 2020 inception.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2025

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“Birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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