as in reproducing
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 procreating
Van Winkle’s sign said that bombing for peace was the equivalent of procreating for virginity.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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.
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Emma Kennedy,
The Conversation,
12 Dec. 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.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procreating
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Facing long odds, Sydney commits to leading without reproducing the toxicity she’s witnessed from Carmy.
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Weaving may be the world’s oldest way of reproducing information—and computing is poised to become its final one.
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In addition to environmental education and advocacy, the center’s mission includes propagating rare and endangered native plants and rehabilitating birds of prey, reptiles and amphibians.
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Ahead, experts share their go-to methods for propagating a lemon tree the right way.
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Market cap is the total dollar value of a company’s outstanding shares of stock and is calculated by multiplying the current share price by the total number of outstanding shares.
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With paranoia multiplying around him, anything could trigger the end.
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Between June and November, thousands of humpback whales migrate through Brazilian waters, traveling roughly 2,500 miles (4,000 kilometers) from their feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean to breeding and calving grounds off northeastern Brazil.
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Residents can also request a free backyard inspection from the department's Pest Management team to identify areas where mosquitoes may be breeding.
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“Procreating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreating. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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