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Recent Examples of procreation
And then there is the issue of procreation.
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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
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 infant’s parents, who came to the zoo in 2021 with the intention of breeding, welcomed female Fera in 2024.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Fort Worth Zoo launched an Asian elephant breeding program in 1986 and spearheaded a conservation organization known as the International Elephant Foundation in 1998.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Predictably, during the fall spawning season, hot reservoir releases killed salmon eggs and juveniles.—
Scott Artis,
Mercury News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Beyond differentiating between the sounds, the team also confirmed consistent seasonal patterns in the grouper’s spawning activity that are closely linked to lunar cycles.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Procreation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreation. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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