as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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By selecting the birthplace of nuclear technology as the site for its first production facility, Radiant is symbolically and practically linking past innovation to future energy resilience.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The festival for more than two decades has also celebrated action sports, acknowledging that Orange County is the birthplace of many major brands and the epicenter for surf, skate and snow culture.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
And now the Buena Vista is considered the birthplace of Irish coffee.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
It is known for its cultural roots, as the birthplace of Minnie Pearl and host of the National Banana Pudding Festival.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
The festival for more than two decades has also celebrated action sports, acknowledging that Orange County is the birthplace of many major brands and the epicenter for surf, skate and snow culture.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
And now the Buena Vista is considered the birthplace of Irish coffee.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
It is known for its cultural roots, as the birthplace of Minnie Pearl and host of the National Banana Pudding Festival.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthplace
cradle
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The same technology’s feasibility should also be assessed under different climate zones, and full life cycle assessments (cradle-to-grave) of GS are a necessity for a better understanding of the technology’s merits and limits, researchers noted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The town is also the cradle of the popular Mexican Tecate beer and boasts remarkable natural landscapes.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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