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
Antillean iguanas the chance to meet and procreate in peace.
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Many took issue with the underlying assumption that the people who ought to be procreating are heterosexual, married couples and that conception is usually possible without the help of IVF.
—Emma Kennedy, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile an increase in the number of baby manatee mortalities indicates females now are better able to procreate.
—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
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Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
Many took issue with the underlying assumption that the people who ought to be procreating are heterosexual, married couples and that conception is usually possible without the help of IVF.
—Emma Kennedy, The Conversation, 12 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile an increase in the number of baby manatee mortalities indicates females now are better able to procreate.
—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
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
8 Mar. 2026
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Republicans are wrong to propagate the idea that a president can undertake regime change without congressional oversight.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Typically, fractures are fault lines that propagate haphazardly under stress and spread through inert materials, such as ice, rock, or concrete.—
Clare Watson,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Feb. 2026
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Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko, and Matheus Cunha have multiplied Fernandes’ creative value and narrowed down some of his more difficult obligations.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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