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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Whitman traces how this legal foundation evolved into a broader moral menace that became a durable template in Western capitalism that was repeatedly reproduced.—
Valerie L. Myers,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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Sadly for Jeep, its dealers couldn’t reproduce that magic in 2025 despite consolidating the two into a single model.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
8 Jan. 2026
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Plants with tender vines are some of the easiest plants to propagate, and that’s certainly true of the sweet potato vine.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 Nov. 2025
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Start with a potted plant from the store or propagate a plant from a cutting.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Through the partnership with Prince Hall and the Unity Grand Chapter, Nash said his church was able to multiply its efforts to help the community.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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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,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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