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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
Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Infertility affects roughly one in six women of reproductive age, according to the World Health Organization, and IVF accounts for about 2% of all births in the United States.
—Nik Popli, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The births of nieces and nephews.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
Researchers found a drastic drop in evictions and fewer preterm births and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
One was the dearth of births during the Great Depression and its collapse in immigration.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Fearon has conducted twelve such procedures — the condition is rare, affecting about one in 100,000 births, according to NBC-DFW — in an effort to bring together the different halves of the face.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Medicaid paid for 39% of Ohio births in 2023, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Among women 35 to 39, the number of births have increased by 90% since 1990, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
But, birth rates at older ages are not rising enough to offset those declines in birth rates at younger ages even though births to women in their late 30s and early 40s are rising.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
Infertility affects roughly one in six women of reproductive age, according to the World Health Organization, and IVF accounts for about 2% of all births in the United States.
—Nik Popli, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The births of nieces and nephews.
—Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
Researchers found a drastic drop in evictions and fewer preterm births and neonatal intensive care unit admissions.
—Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
One was the dearth of births during the Great Depression and its collapse in immigration.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
Fearon has conducted twelve such procedures — the condition is rare, affecting about one in 100,000 births, according to NBC-DFW — in an effort to bring together the different halves of the face.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Medicaid paid for 39% of Ohio births in 2023, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2025
Among women 35 to 39, the number of births have increased by 90% since 1990, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
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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The box covers the most popular classes and ancestries such as humans, elves, dwarves and halflings.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Not only did his son create the groundbreaking and award-winning theater production, but the musical also shares a special connection to the beginnings of his relationship with his wife, Luz Towns-Miranda.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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The ensuing years in Indianapolis, Washington, Los Angeles and Kansas City provided him time to view his professional beginnings through a different lens.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the same reaction also produces potentially harmful compounds, including one known as advanced glycation end products (AGEs).—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Lounas is a key figure in France’s arthouse and indie genre scene as the founder of the Capricci film group, while his partner Bonnefoy produces under the associated Bobi Lux label, which produced Vincent Must Die.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
17 Oct. 2025
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The various lineages of Ursuța’s work are unmistakable.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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While multiple human lineages have been discovered from this time, scientists have struggled to create a clear timeline.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Sennecke, Gauthier, and Kreider share the team lead with two goals, while Mason McTavish has four assists.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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Izabel, Penelope and Thomas James Earle II Alix Earle has a lot of love for her stepmom, Ashley Dupré.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 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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Those players, with their own experiences and their own pedigrees, joined the team last year and watched a team underachieve.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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When employers look past pedigrees and see workers’ singular abilities, histories, and motivations, skills gaps disappear.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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His production, measured by EPA per start on pass plays and QB rushes, ranks second among 33 qualifying quarterbacks (minimum three starts) this season, per TruMedia.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Purdy played through that toe injury in the season opener, then after deferring to Jones the next two starts, Purdy aggravated that toe amid a three-turnover outing against the Jaguars.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Births.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/births. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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