procreated

past tense of procreate
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. 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
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  • Even companies that are a step closer to infrastructure, including Jasper and Tome, remain exposed the moment model providers ship the same feature, proof that sitting lower in the stack rescues nobody when the layer itself can be reproduced.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • But the deeper misconception, Zacharia and other scholars say, is that there exists a single, correct ancient world the film could have reproduced.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
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  • The cuttings can be propagated in water until roots form to grow new plants.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026
  • However, when discussions are not grounded in evidence, misinformation can be propagated and can do real harm to the general public.
    Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
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  • Private Security Across the country, the number of ultra-expensive homes has also multiplied.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • This effect is multiplied during supply chain disruptions, which reward agility and punish rigidity.
    Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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  • Even the same people who bred Flaco for captivity stumble through answers about why keeping wild animals in confinement is, somehow, the right choice for them.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 30 July 2026
  • Chief was bred and adopted in North Carolina, but was later found at a shelter.
    Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 30 July 2026

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“Procreated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreated. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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