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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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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The answer may be linked to the studied species’ promiscuous practices: in the Amboseli population, both sexes have multiple mating partners, so paternity isn’t always clear-cut.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
18 June 2025
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For men, particularly in the years before erectile medications hit the market, older paternity was tacitly perceived as a nod to enduring virility.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 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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The weeklong childhood stays with my uncle in Brooklyn got multiplied by a few more weeks when telling people about my make-believe dual-city upbringing.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
23 June 2025
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While critics argue that XL bullies are genetically predisposed to bouts of aggression, advocates like Gunner's owner are pointing to moments such as this one as evidence that behavior is more about upbringing and responsible ownership than genetics.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 June 2025
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“Fathering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fathering. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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