as in type
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
some people say that honest politicians are a rare breed
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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain
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as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment
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as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes
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Recent Examples of breed
Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 June 2025
What’s rising in the aftermath is a new breed of giving that is leaner, faster, and built on the principles of decentralization, distribution, and data.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The success breeds more silhouettes, with the next 24 months including a relaunch of the Origin and three new models: a trainer, a court shoe and a performance runner.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Noun
This higher price target reflects the higher price-to-earning multiple the best of breed cybersecurity companies continue to deserve in the market.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 June 2025
What’s rising in the aftermath is a new breed of giving that is leaner, faster, and built on the principles of decentralization, distribution, and data.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Verb
The heirlooms have the reputation of having better flavor but more potential for disease problems while modern varieties have disease resistance bred into their background but are said to have less flavor.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
The success breeds more silhouettes, with the next 24 months including a relaunch of the Origin and three new models: a trainer, a court shoe and a performance runner.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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At the heart of the dispute was whether teams’ imagery can be used without consent to create unlicensed products when those products use historic artistic images, including those in the public domain, reproduced from vintage school memorabilia.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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His main task is identifying a co-packager which could reproduce the biscuit.—
Gary Stern,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Business leaders must raise their voices—not just for equity, but for the sustainability and competitiveness of their own industries.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The cooling station — a partnership among Gastonia, Gaston County and HealthNet Gaston, the lead agency for the county’s continuum of care — opened Friday after the community raised concerns about the need for a place for the unhoused to escape the heat.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Breathing difficulties: The shock of sudden cold-water exposure can cause bouts of wheezing, gasping, and rapid breathing (hyperventilating).—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 July 2025
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Odors are often caused by residual water or mineral buildup.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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Make as much noise as possible to try and keep U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from sleeping and force them elsewhere.—
Victoria Valenzuela,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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One 2024 meta-analysis, for example, found that all manner of sensory experiences—including sounds, smells, flashing lights, physical pressure, and pain—can be incorporated into dreams when people are sleeping and investigators provide the stimulus.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
1 July 2025
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And Aleesha spontaneously planted a kiss on Luke while celebrating their successful covert operation to get Karina’s laptop.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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Each household is eligible to receive two trees, and the trees may be planted on resident’s private property only.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 July 2025
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Allegiant does not tolerate disruptive behavior of any kind.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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There are three holidays when alcohol of any kind is prohibited from being sold in Tennessee.—
Jordan Green,
The Tennessean,
4 July 2025
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The researchers simulated the way airport and military radar signals from New York’s JFK and London’s Heathrow and Gatwick propagate through space.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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The easiest way to propagate blanket flowers is to encourage plants to self-sow in the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
3 July 2025
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But what’s needed is a place to truly foster and nurture those connections.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
8 July 2025
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By taking these steps, your recommendation will effectively showcase your nephew's potential while upholding the integrity of the hiring process and fostering workplace harmony.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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“Breed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breed. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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