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as in nativity
the act or instance of being born
almost from birth, he showed all the marks of future greatness
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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a man of noble birth
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as in beginning
the point at which something begins
that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation
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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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as in to produce
to bring forth from the womb
back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children
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Recent Examples of birth
Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
This is the conclusion of a team of U.S. researchers who analyzed the content of 175 placentae following either preterm or term birth.
—Ian Randall, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
When the twins — son Eames and daughter Ellison — arrived eight weeks early on Jan. 11, 2021, a judge had not yet considered the pre-birth order, which later was denied.
—Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
And that can birth opposition, pushback, and disgruntled people.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Lame’s appointment was officially announced at an event in his birth country of Senegal, after the TikToker went on a four-day visit to meet children and young people who are driving positive change in their communities.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
This is the conclusion of a team of U.S. researchers who analyzed the content of 175 placentae following either preterm or term birth.
—Ian Randall, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
Those were all Michelle MacDonald had to offer Minnesota other than a pro-gun, pro-birth agenda that in itself betrayed the commitment to objectivity and respect for the law that we are entitled to in all of our judges.
—Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
When the twins — son Eames and daughter Ellison — arrived eight weeks early on Jan. 11, 2021, a judge had not yet considered the pre-birth order, which later was denied.
—Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
Verb
What emerged from that eerie summer’s game was Frankenstein; or The Modern Prometheus, a tale that birthed modern science fiction.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
And that can birth opposition, pushback, and disgruntled people.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth
Noun
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The Christmas tree is installed at the center of Saint Peter's Square, along with a life-size nativity scene.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
16 Dec. 2024
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Many town squares across the nation prominently displayed nativities.—
Stephan Pechdimaldji,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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According to the National Park Service, 40% of us trace our ancestry through Ellis Island, the East Coast immigration station that operated between 1892 and 1954.—
Nick Gillespie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Eight decades ago, federal lawyers wrestled with this same dilemma as the government imprisoned more than 100,000 innocent Japanese Americans from the West Coast on account of their ancestry.—
Eric Muller,
The Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Represents new beginnings, growth, vision, community spirit and creativity; the element of spring.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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Said to be the original influencer, the documentary shows her rise from humble beginnings to Wall Street trader to homemaking entrepreneurial queen.—
Jeffrey Edell,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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Without human answers, there is no Reddit Answers—and so, should the feature really take off and Redditors stop engaging with one another, the chatbot will be drained of biological intelligence, and soul as well.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2025
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The United Nations released study findings saying that nearly 900 biological females have fallen short of the podium because they have been beaten out by transgender athletes.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Presented by Prime Video Sports, For the Win: NWSL is produced by Words + Pictures in association with the NWSL, with Marie Margolius directing.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
4 Feb. 2025
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This is due to cooler sea surface temperatures near the coast that allow storms like nor’easters to tap into colder air and produce more snow instead of rain.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN,
4 Feb. 2025
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Sometimes, the best parenting isn’t about sacrifice.—
Brittani Sonnenberg,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2025
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At the time of writing, his post has received 150,000 upvotes and over 4000 comments from other Reddit users who praised the father for his parenting skills.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Born in 1946 to a father who worked in British intelligence and a dancer mother who traced her lineage to the Habsburg dynasty, Faithfull was also, on her mother’s side, the great-great niece of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (whose 1870 novel Venus in Furs gave us the terms masochism and S&M).—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
31 Jan. 2025
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Nestled comfortably between heritage, lineage and modernity, the brand is rising to the occasion.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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In the four decades since its inception, MusiCares has raised more than $100 million to provide assistance to musicians and other music-industry workers facing financial, medical and personal hardships, including addiction recovery and disaster relief.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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Denmark joined the Invictus movement in 2014, the inception of the competition, with a focus on healing the mental health of service members, the team's website says.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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