as in reproduced
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 procreated
All of the above borrow from long-standing rumors that Hitler procreated, but all are united in their ultimate condemnation of the führer.
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Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
With lilting cadences, the king shares the origin myth of his Nkangala people, that a small elephant shed its skin while bathing in the river and a woman emerged, who married and procreated with his ancestors.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair, 19 Jan. 2026
With lilting cadences, the king shares the origin myth of his Nkangala people, that a small elephant shed its skin while bathing in the river and a woman emerged, who married and procreated with his ancestors.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procreated
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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Each piece was molded and reproduced using carbon-fiber resin infusion, a process more commonly seen in aerospace manufacturing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
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Singh and his team have propagated more than 10,000 native plants, replacing ornamental imports with species that belong here.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Agapanthus Ever White™ Agapanthus is patent-protected and cannot be propagated.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
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Oversized animals, including dinosaurs, bulls, roosters, hens and seals, also multiplied.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Those habeas petitions quickly multiplied.—
Lautaro Grinspan,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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But unlike their relatives, SunPatiens were bred to grow in full sun and hot temperatures.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
12 May 2026
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Lots of that will be the confidence bred by McLaren’s success in 2024 and 2025.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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“Procreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreated. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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