as in to reproduce
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 procreate Immigrants tend to be young people seeking better lives for themselves, and youth also procreate, adding babies — sometimes more than a half-million a year — to the state’s population. Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2025 In 2001, the Supreme Court ruled that male prisoners do not have a constitutional right to procreate by means of artificial insemination. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025 Here are a few pros and cons of making the decision not to procreate and raise a child. Mark Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Governments have responded with pleas and incentives to encourage families to procreate. Angela Saini, WIRED, 29 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for procreate
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  • Set in the dystopian society of Gilead, The Handmaid’s Tale follows June (aka Offred) as she’s forced to reproduce with a high-ranking commander, all while secretly plotting to overthrow the totalitarian government and reunite with the daughter who was taken from her.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 May 2025
  • The transition occurred partly because amniotes evolved to reproduce with hard-shelled, rather than soft-shelled, eggs.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
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  • This success has set the stage for the next crisis, primarily because, like Gros Michel, Cavendish bananas are also clones propagated whole from a narrow genetic base.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
  • Furthermore, the axial compression in the columns is likely to result in shear cracks that are more closely aligned with the column axis, allowing the cracks to intercept some transverse reinforcement before propagating through the section.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
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  • The cultural relevance of games means that these opportunities are multiplying.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2025
  • Still, this very much appears to be a connected group with staying power, in a place where any sense of momentum can suddenly multiply.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 15 May 2025

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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 31 May. 2025.

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