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Recent Examples of procreation
Many political leaders saw procreation as a national duty.
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Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Legislators have cautioned that procreation between cousins can increase the chance of birth defects.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
And then there is the issue of procreation.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Fulfill a procreation contract with a handsome member of the ruling class or join a magnetically attractive outcast in a brewing rebellion.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
SpaceX, however, has continued apace with its Mars projects, which, the Times reported last year, may now involve designing Martian homes and exploring the potential for procreation there.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the study lays the groundwork for developing a practical method of preserving fertility during future, multi-year space missions, potentially paving the way for human procreation beyond Earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
But the procedure is opposed by some religious groups, many conservative Christians, who argue that life begins the moment an egg is fertilized and that humans should leave procreation to God, not science.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Seda Saluk, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2025
Legislators have cautioned that procreation between cousins can increase the chance of birth defects.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
And then there is the issue of procreation.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
Fulfill a procreation contract with a handsome member of the ruling class or join a magnetically attractive outcast in a brewing rebellion.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
SpaceX, however, has continued apace with its Mars projects, which, the Times reported last year, may now involve designing Martian homes and exploring the potential for procreation there.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Moreover, the study lays the groundwork for developing a practical method of preserving fertility during future, multi-year space missions, potentially paving the way for human procreation beyond Earth.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2025
But the procedure is opposed by some religious groups, many conservative Christians, who argue that life begins the moment an egg is fertilized and that humans should leave procreation to God, not science.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procreation
Noun
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The campaign to release the penguins and to cease all breeding programs at the aquarium has gained traction in recent months.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Collected, the winner of the 2017 Pacific Classic at Del Mar, and a leading sire has been relocated from Kentucky to Rancho San Miguel in San Luis Obispo – a move seen as a boost to California’s Thoroughbred breeding industry.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The river could support wild spawning, though, and the public started to oppose nonstop stocking over allowing fish to naturally reproduce.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
30 Oct. 2025
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The idea was to stop the lampreys from getting upstream during their spring spawning run.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Procreation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreation. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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