as in siring
to become the father of
Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered
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as in fatherhood
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Verb
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While she's become a pop culture phenomenon, spawning numerous parodies from Saturday Night Live, Ariana Grande and TikTok users online, Nara finds her own inspiration closer to home.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024 -
That film was a box office hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
20 Dec. 2024
Noun
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After facing every hurdle imaginable — including a vengeful ex, a paternity mystery and a devastating miscarriage — Mel and Jack finally got engaged at the end of Season 4, and their wedding followed in Season 6.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
10 July 2025
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With the Yankees set to begin a three-game series in Cleveland on Monday, the club placed Trent Grisham on the paternity list.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Megan Johnson, owner of Buttercup Farm, has been producing raw milk for 12 years from a herd of 14 cows.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024
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In this article, the authors argue that a better approach is to focus on micro-inclusions — small but intentional acts that include everyone in the actual process of producing work together.—
Gregg Muragishi,
Lauren Aguilar,
Priyanka Carr,
Greg Walton,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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She’s frequently talked about Asian-American representation and how being mixed-race has affected her upbringing.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
17 July 2025
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He's had this wonderful upbringing by these two parents that loved him and were very healthy, and her background was much different than that.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
16 July 2025
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“Fathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathering. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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