birthed

past tense of birth, chiefly dialect

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Recent Examples of birthed Its success birthed a stand-alone hot chicken restaurant in Nashville’s Midtown, which in turn launched a multi-state expansion that’s now reached as far as Chicago, Dallas, and Las Vegas. Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 The movie birthed hundreds of action movies with the elevator pitch, Die Hard on a plane; Die Hard on the beach; Die Hard in a phone booth. Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026 Moreover, Rocky‘s rocketship success birthed a major franchise. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Going back to the country that birthed my parents always opens something in me. Rafael Peña, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026 This swept away Iran’s monarchy and birthed a state that is part theocracy, part republic, with a handful of semi-democratic institutions swaddled by a system that is ultimately clerical. Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 More importantly, the work birthed a new version of his device, which can authenticate a pill in places without broadband, computers, or even reliable electricity. David Berreby, IEEE Spectrum, 6 July 2026 July 4 birthed independence but also a dysfunctional confederacy. Max Taves, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthed
Verb
  • Of those jobs, the education and health services sector produced 36,000, continuing a longstanding trend for the industry in leading employment growth.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Deep End marks a second feature adaptation for Hazelwood, whose romantic comedy novel The Love Hypothesis, produced by Amazon MGM and MRC, is slated for release on Prime Video on September 23.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While Eddie and the singer famously had their disagreements, Roth paid tribute to his bandmate after the guitarist’s death.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Farinacci had matches and a butane lighter when he was detained, Nowels said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Their perseverance has delivered justice for the Mason family.
    Adam Thompson, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • Ads can be delivered based on household-level data, geographic precision, demographic profiles and behavioral indicators.
    Kris Qiu, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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“Birthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthed. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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