as in to reproduce
to bring forth offspring
the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire
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Recent Examples of procreate
Meanwhile an increase in the number of baby manatee mortalities indicates females now are better able to procreate.
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Amy Green, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The program proved to be a success in 2023 when Indiana researchers found a larval hellbender in the wild, showing that the species can once more successfully procreate in the wild.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Larkin, a proto-punk, poked fun at the way humans, just by procreating, pass their worst traits to their children and beyond, through infinity.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
The ability to procreate and have lots and lots of babies is critical to keep the community going, Decker and other former members said.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
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Amy Green, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
The program proved to be a success in 2023 when Indiana researchers found a larval hellbender in the wild, showing that the species can once more successfully procreate in the wild.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 12 Nov. 2025
Larkin, a proto-punk, poked fun at the way humans, just by procreating, pass their worst traits to their children and beyond, through infinity.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Nov. 2025
The ability to procreate and have lots and lots of babies is critical to keep the community going, Decker and other former members said.
—Erika Edwards, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procreate
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One ecosystem reproduces itself through procedure; the other through attention.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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Using her background in cellular biology, Gueble propagated cell cultures that mirrored cancerous cells lacking MGMT and MMR.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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The shape and brightness of the rekindled tail trace the complex interactions that occurred between the AGN’s ejected jet and the ICM as the jet propagated outward.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
24 Jan. 2026
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Clarify your thinking, then multiply it into content.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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During the Industrial Revolution, the falling cost of energy converted mechanical power into what were effectively cheap mechanical human hours, enabling machines to multiply physical labor at unprecedented scale.—
Michael Wystrach,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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