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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
Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Meanwhile, Switzerland has a relatively weak fertility rate, with natural growth (births minus deaths) at around 6,000 in 2024.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
The rate peaked at 194 births per 100,000 in 1998 and fell to 74 per 100,000 by 2023.
—Ryan Brennan
april 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The recent calving season has produced 23 births, the highest number for the species since 2009 and the fourth-highest count since tracking began.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fertility rates, the average number of births women are projected to have over their lifetime, fell to a record low last year.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Last year, births hit a record low.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
According to zoo officials, the previous partnership contributed not only to panda births but also to broader conservation work, including habitat restoration, nature reserve management and ranger support programs in China.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Cuba’s total number of births last year was lower than in 1899, Albizu-Campos told me.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
With the resources available to urban coyotes, the average coyote births six new pups.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The film charts his romances and business endeavors, including a nightclub that seemingly births the jazz movement.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
Many of this year's moms have had shorter intervals between births.
—Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
Meanwhile, Switzerland has a relatively weak fertility rate, with natural growth (births minus deaths) at around 6,000 in 2024.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
The rate peaked at 194 births per 100,000 in 1998 and fell to 74 per 100,000 by 2023.
—Ryan Brennan
april 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
The recent calving season has produced 23 births, the highest number for the species since 2009 and the fourth-highest count since tracking began.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that fertility rates, the average number of births women are projected to have over their lifetime, fell to a record low last year.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 27 Apr. 2026
Last year, births hit a record low.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
According to zoo officials, the previous partnership contributed not only to panda births but also to broader conservation work, including habitat restoration, nature reserve management and ranger support programs in China.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Cuba’s total number of births last year was lower than in 1899, Albizu-Campos told me.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
This births a star that continually accretes more gas and becomes more massive.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026
With the resources available to urban coyotes, the average coyote births six new pups.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
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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Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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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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Those Depression-era beginnings shaped his life and judicial philosophy — treating everyone fairly, his family said.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
3 May 2026
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In terms of all-time hero's journeys, his is up there, from his humble beginnings on Tatooine to learning of his sinister dad to becoming a Jedi master to sacrificing himself to help the Resistance.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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The computerized analysis produces polygenic risk scores using complex algorithms developed from years of genetic research on large databases.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
6 May 2026
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This method of risk-reduction produces better results than corporations focusing on a small number of internal programs.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 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
Verb
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Every Friday, Mira’s family has a movie-and-pizza night.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Sun open the regular season Friday with a road rematch against the Liberty, and the team has some big decisions to make after Sunday’s result with final rosters due Thursday.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 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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Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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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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“Births.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/births. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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