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as in nativities
the act or instance of being born
almost from birth, he showed all the marks of future greatness
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as in ancestries
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a man of noble birth
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as in beginnings
the point at which something begins
that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation
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as in produces
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 births
Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 13 Feb. 2026
Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services crews are seeing an increase in out-of-hospital births in the field, such as in a car on the side of a roadway.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Medicaid covers 43% of births in the state, 51% of people with disabilities and 54% of nursing home residents.
—Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
The actor announced the births of some of the children on social media, including Emilia and Jeremiah.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
As with Elliott’s delivery, Silvia seemed to wait until the last minute to pick up most of the newborns from the hospital, and there were several births during which surrogates worried that the infant, lacking a legal guardian, would be surrendered into state custody.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Early research has shown promising outcomes, including a drastic drop in evictions and fewer preterm births and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Feb. 2026
For 17 consecutive months now, the country has seen a year-on-year increase in monthly births, according to the latest figures released in January.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
So far, only the number of births are available — and not birth rates and other information that can give insights into who is having babies.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
Young adults whose parents openly discuss their births from an early age appeared to hold more positive views.
—Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 13 Feb. 2026
Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services crews are seeing an increase in out-of-hospital births in the field, such as in a car on the side of a roadway.
—Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
Medicaid covers 43% of births in the state, 51% of people with disabilities and 54% of nursing home residents.
—Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
The actor announced the births of some of the children on social media, including Emilia and Jeremiah.
—Kate Perez, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
As with Elliott’s delivery, Silvia seemed to wait until the last minute to pick up most of the newborns from the hospital, and there were several births during which surrogates worried that the infant, lacking a legal guardian, would be surrendered into state custody.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Early research has shown promising outcomes, including a drastic drop in evictions and fewer preterm births and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 9 Feb. 2026
For 17 consecutive months now, the country has seen a year-on-year increase in monthly births, according to the latest figures released in January.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
So far, only the number of births are available — and not birth rates and other information that can give insights into who is having babies.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
The film charts his romances and business endeavors, including a nightclub that seemingly births the jazz movement.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for births
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But many Chicanos trace their lineage to indigenous peoples who survived Spanish colonization, often carrying mixed indigenous, Spanish, and other ancestries, a testament to survival and cultural fusion.—
David Alvarado,
Time,
15 Dec. 2025
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This lack of representation is problematic for people of different ancestries because genetic risk factors differ across populations.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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The state has come a long way since those early beginnings.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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The outgoing creative directors of Oscar de la Renta—and a guest list including Nicky Hilton Rothschild, Jamie Chung, Sai De Silva, and more—toasted to new beginnings over cognac and a traditional feast Kim prepared herself.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
12 Feb. 2026
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The combination of price, availability and widespread use means neodymium produces more revenue than any other rare earth element.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Oscar winner DiCaprio, riding high with awards darling One Battle After Another, produces with Jennifer Davisson and Phillip Watson for Appian Way (Killers Of The Flower Moon).—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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Ninety million years after our lineages split, humans are beginning to listen to whales in a new way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Jan. 2026
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Peter Godfrey-Smith, professor of history and philosophy of science at the University of Sydney, explores the evolutionary roots of consciousness by tracing how felt experience may have emerged across different animal lineages.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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By moving some commencements away from increasingly costly private sites, the financially ailing school district could have saved about half a million dollars a year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Bipartisan skepticism of corporate power comes and goes in America, but the latest wave has roots in the parallel streams flowing from the Great Financial Crisis, Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Paul has a reputation for taking collectibles to extreme levels and has spent millions to secure some of the rarest items ever produced, including NFTs - unique, verifiable digital assets traded on the blockchain.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Because right now, with child care problems causing one in four parents, often mothers, to cut back working hours and one in six to leave entirely, Miami-Dade parents and businesses alike are feeling the pain.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Births.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/births. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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