as in producing
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 birthing
By using hot air, the two layers bond, birthing slight irregularities on the knit surface in the process.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
More so, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander moms and birthing people still die at two to three times the rate of White moms and birthing people.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
The data collected from each hospital ranged from the birth rates of C-sections and vaginal births after the mother previously had a C-section birth, to birthing-friendly practices and severe unexpected newborn complication rates.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected unexpected high-energy ultraviolet radiation around five infant stars, or protostars, in the Ophiuchus star birthing region.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
The collaboration is birthing a new tumbler that can be a staple piece for sipping and indulging during upcoming holiday festivities.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Nov. 2025
Climate change does its damage in a lot of ways—birthing hurricanes, heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
The low-budget, high-speed production model gave directors unprecedented creative freedom, birthing a generation of filmmakers who went on to define modern Japanese cinema — including Miike Takashi, Nakata Hideo, Kurosawa Kiyoshi and Aoyama Shinji.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo were like twin stars birthing a new R&B universe in the late 1990s.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
More so, Black, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Pacific Islander moms and birthing people still die at two to three times the rate of White moms and birthing people.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 4 Jan. 2026
The data collected from each hospital ranged from the birth rates of C-sections and vaginal births after the mother previously had a C-section birth, to birthing-friendly practices and severe unexpected newborn complication rates.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 17 Dec. 2025
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected unexpected high-energy ultraviolet radiation around five infant stars, or protostars, in the Ophiuchus star birthing region.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 30 Nov. 2025
The collaboration is birthing a new tumbler that can be a staple piece for sipping and indulging during upcoming holiday festivities.
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 13 Nov. 2025
Climate change does its damage in a lot of ways—birthing hurricanes, heat waves, floods, droughts, and wildfires.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
The low-budget, high-speed production model gave directors unprecedented creative freedom, birthing a generation of filmmakers who went on to define modern Japanese cinema — including Miike Takashi, Nakata Hideo, Kurosawa Kiyoshi and Aoyama Shinji.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Lauryn Hill and D’Angelo were like twin stars birthing a new R&B universe in the late 1990s.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthing
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The Columbia River Basin, spanning an area roughly the size of Texas, was once the world's greatest salmon-producing river system, with at least 16 stocks of salmon and steelhead.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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Boxer Imane Khelif admitted to having the SRY gene, located on the Y chromosome, which is found in biological males, and undergoing hormone treatments to lower testosterone levels ahead of the 2024 Olympics in an interview with the French sports publication L'Equipe.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Angela Craig, the mother of his six children, was hospitalized on March 15, 2023, and died three days later after having a severe seizure.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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However, Musk is known for delivering bold statements and shifting timelines.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Feb. 2026
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Nationwide, with more than 3,000 robots delivering food between the two leading companies, the robots are gaining traction, visibility and some notoriety.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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Really, the album is about tiring of mothering men who are great in bed but lack crucial social skills.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Birthing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthing. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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