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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
Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
In Dallas-Fort Worth, there were 104,378 births and 53,559 deaths, which means 50,819 of the area’s new residents were a result of natural population change.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The New York metro area led the nation in natural increase, or births outpacing deaths, followed by the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston metros.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Congressional Budget Office has already predicted that deaths will start to outnumber births in the United States by 2033, leaving international migration as the nation's lone source of population growth.
—Sam González Kelly, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Even though New York had more people moving out than moving in, births allowed the metro area to gain more than 32,000 residents.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
There were 356 more deaths than births in the county.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2022, the Eastern European country reported that a person with Down syndrome was born per 847 births.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Studies have shown doulas can decrease the rates of preterm births, cesarean sections and postpartum depression.
—Zinhle Essamuah, NBC news, 21 Mar. 2026
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
The infant mortality rate, the number of babies who die before their first birthday, decreased to 5 deaths per 1,000 births from 2021-2023, according to the report.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
In Dallas-Fort Worth, there were 104,378 births and 53,559 deaths, which means 50,819 of the area’s new residents were a result of natural population change.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Mar. 2026
The New York metro area led the nation in natural increase, or births outpacing deaths, followed by the Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston metros.
—ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
The Congressional Budget Office has already predicted that deaths will start to outnumber births in the United States by 2033, leaving international migration as the nation's lone source of population growth.
—Sam González Kelly, Houston Chronicle, 26 Mar. 2026
Even though New York had more people moving out than moving in, births allowed the metro area to gain more than 32,000 residents.
—CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
There were 356 more deaths than births in the county.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2022, the Eastern European country reported that a person with Down syndrome was born per 847 births.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Mar. 2026
Studies have shown doulas can decrease the rates of preterm births, cesarean sections and postpartum depression.
—Zinhle Essamuah, NBC news, 21 Mar. 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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That drops to 49% for Hispanic/Latino patients, 29% for Black patients and even lower for mixed ancestries, the NMDP reports.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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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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Sporks have come a long way from their humble beginnings in Rhode Island, and as the traveler’s preferred eating utensil, they’re destined to go ever further.—
James Stout,
Outside,
29 Mar. 2026
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Rose has to shed her former self, find her strength and realize there will be new beginnings.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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Burning coal produces fine particles that lodge deep in the lungs and bloodstream, raising the risk of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and chronic respiratory disease, according to the World Health Organization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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The smartwatch-sized device continuously produces detailed ultrasound images of the wrist’s interior anatomy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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And that’s exciting for artists who make music in a way that utilizes the superpowers and traditions and lineages that have been left by our ancestors for hundreds of years.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
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This form of biological clock mechanism appears even in ancient lineages, including sponges and some jellyfish.—
Marlowe Starling,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Mar. 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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Luis Alvarado, a Republican political analyst, says that Bianco has political motivations of his own.—
Laurie Perez,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Jacoby Windmon has valuable starter reps.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Mar. 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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Barrington Elementary For more than a decade, Claudia Lopez joined other Barrington Elementary School mothers to cook a meal of turkey, potato salad, mashed potatoes, cornbread and chocoflan for Thanksgiving.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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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 30 Mar. 2026.
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