birthed

past tense of birth, chiefly dialect

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Recent Examples of birthed That’s particularly true when said creator has already birthed an entire cinematic universe whose characters and story lines can be milked long after Sheridan moseys along. Josef Adalian, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025 The film also birthed one of the best horror heroines in the genre's history in the form of Angela (Manuela Velasco), a TV reporter on a seemingly ordinary assignment following a group of firefighters on a night call at a Barcelona apartment building. Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 Add in that the rise of smartphones birthed GPS tracking that granted concerned parents access to 24/7 surveillance of their children. Rachel Hale, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025 That realization birthed both the Tampa Bay Fashion Experience (TBFE) and the Tampa Bay Fashion Foundation. Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 Oct. 2025 Hollywood’s move in that DEI/Woke direction birthed a bumper crop of writers, filmmakers and actors of all colors, and some terrific films and TV shows. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025 Silicon Valley dreamt up poor derivations of past cautionary tales and created a monoculture of exploitative social media feeds and predatory data-hungry apps that birthed Orwell’s surveillance state. John Lopez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2025 Just south of that, Lake Havasu birthed Lake Havasu City, a community of 50,000 people. Big Think, 17 Oct. 2025 Scientists believe that today's possible ocean on Mimas isn't a remnant of its formation, however, but rather a recent arrival — one most likely birthed by changes in the moon's travels. Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthed
Verb
  • The film, which was produced by Sony, has reportedly become the most popular Netflix film ever, and continues to break streaming records, even for its original soundtrack.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In truth, Fulham haven’t produced a convincing performance and find themselves a point above the relegation zone.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Efforts to compete with Amazon during its ascent in the 2010s had department stores playing catchup on supply chain prowess and integrating stores with e-commerce—sometimes to the detriment of in-store experience.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But the political tensions inevitably had an impact.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Muncy delivered the first of three clutch home runs that led the Dodgers into baseball immortality.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • When examining the evolution of armoured warfare, the tanks that truly changed modern warfare are those that delivered a decisive technological leap, influenced future tank design, and impacted battlefield outcomes.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025

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“Birthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthed. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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