as in produced
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 birthed
This is not a franchise that seems capable of really recapturing the magic of the circumstances that birthed it; some good things are best left untouched and alone.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
In Apple in China, the Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee describes how the US firm’s advanced manufacturing supply chain birthed China’s world-beating consumer electronics sector.
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Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
Tourism boards need to be far more aggressive about designing ecosystems that circulate tourist dollars into the hands of the people who actually birthed and molded the soil of the destination worth visiting.
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Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Comedy and horror definitely are birthed from very similar seeds.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
This paternal land of mine, Jamaica, the one that birthed my great-grandfather’s dreams, also shaped his experiences with discrimination in medicine, from the battlefields to the doors of medical institutions that slammed shut.
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Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
It’s even birthed a meme, with Klopp and Muller caught mid-cackle, Ray Liotta-in-Goodfellas style, now being used for all sorts.
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Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
The killing of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, found dismembered after a week missing, has reignited national fury ahead Ni Una Menos protests, echoing the 2015 teen murder that birthed Argentina’s movement.
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Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
The demonization of minorities was nothing new, of course, but New York in the Seventies birthed a reactionary movement that was supported by politicians, public intellectuals, elites, and working people alike.
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Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
26 June 2026
In Apple in China, the Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee describes how the US firm’s advanced manufacturing supply chain birthed China’s world-beating consumer electronics sector.
—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
23 June 2026
Tourism boards need to be far more aggressive about designing ecosystems that circulate tourist dollars into the hands of the people who actually birthed and molded the soil of the destination worth visiting.
—
Baz Dreisinger,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Comedy and horror definitely are birthed from very similar seeds.
—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
This paternal land of mine, Jamaica, the one that birthed my great-grandfather’s dreams, also shaped his experiences with discrimination in medicine, from the battlefields to the doors of medical institutions that slammed shut.
—
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
It’s even birthed a meme, with Klopp and Muller caught mid-cackle, Ray Liotta-in-Goodfellas style, now being used for all sorts.
—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
The killing of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, found dismembered after a week missing, has reignited national fury ahead Ni Una Menos protests, echoing the 2015 teen murder that birthed Argentina’s movement.
—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
The demonization of minorities was nothing new, of course, but New York in the Seventies birthed a reactionary movement that was supported by politicians, public intellectuals, elites, and working people alike.
—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthed
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Brown served as a historian of the Black experience and simultaneously challenged a nation to expand their minds, added Vaughan, a cultural critic who directed a similar interview show for Jesse Jackson, produced by music-entertainment mogul Quincy Jones in the 1990s.
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Winick Productions, a company that has produced red carpet events for the Grammy and Tony award shows and movie premieres, also applied for a permit to set up a canopy or tent outside the Garden for an event involving up to 999 people.
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The jewelry designer and mother of two had a lumpectomy, underwent radiation and took Tamoxifen to reduce her risk of recurrence.
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Unlike Brazil, the Philippines has never had a player make a meaningful impact on the professional game, especially on the women’s side.
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Crow-Armstrong, a former first-round pick of the Mets who was sent to the Cubs in the Javier Báez deal in 2021, delivered the tiebreaking hit off Brooks Raley (2-3).
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Crow-Armstrong, a former first-round pick of the Mets who was sent to the Cubs in the Javier Baez deal in 2021, delivered the tiebreaking hit off Brooks Raley (2-3).
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