procreates

present tense third-person singular of procreate
as in reproduces
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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  • The smart glasses come equipped with a proprietary liquid-crystal-on-silicon display that reproduces 16 million colors and offers a 51° field of view.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Once a specific constraint is imposed, the mathematical model reproduces the exact behavior of the original nonreciprocal flock.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 June 2026
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  • The garden maintains detailed records for individual plants, contributes climate-change monitoring data, shares plant material with researchers and propagates threatened species as a safeguard against extinction.
    Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
  • What propagates through an agent graph is not just errors.
    Pranay Ahlawat, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
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  • And then there are certain moments, when a particular issue multiplies the power of certain allies.
    Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • Seek roles in the ascending 30%—organizations centered on genuine customer value, where AI multiplies human potential.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
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“Procreates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreates. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.

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