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
More bluntly: what if my body made the choice of whether to procreate or not for me?
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Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
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
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Hazlitt, 5 Mar. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for procreate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for procreate
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Zinnias are annual flowers—their life goal is to reproduce.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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However, if there are errors in the data or methods of the original study, being able to reproduce its results may only ensure consistency but not scientific rigor.—
H. Christopher Frey,
The Conversation,
5 June 2025
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While easy to propagate from a cutting, rosemary varies in hardiness.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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Sipping sundowners at the glamorous beach clubs that propagate the sandy shores and cliffside hideouts along the French Riviera really shouldn’t take much convincing, but with so many charming seaside cities and villages to explore, deciding where to stay can be a challenge.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
8 June 2025
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With tensions mounting and flashpoints multiplying, the standoff is entering one of its most precarious phases in years.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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Integrating more servers multiplies the risk from email systems to database access and image generation APIs.—
Kiran Elengickal,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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