as in fathered
to become the father of
the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners
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Recent Examples of sired
The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Iraq became proof that the model would work across the region, with Hezbollah serially midwifing the proxies that Iran sired.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Buddy sired nine puppies before his death in 1998.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Iraq became proof that the model would work across the region, with Hezbollah serially midwifing the proxies that Iran sired.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Buddy sired nine puppies before his death in 1998.
—EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sired
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Gino the gorilla, a 27-year resident of the of the Florida theme park, was an opening-day animal and fathered 14 baby gorillas throughout his life.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Sep. 2025
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Scientists have previously been able to culture primordial germ cells, or PGCs, of chickens and geese, a technique that has been used to create a chicken fathered by a duck.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
17 Sep. 2025
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The exosomes produced in this process contain no live cells or intact genetic material.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show starring Kendrick Lamar was executive produced by Jay-Z, whose company Roc Nation is behind picking the Super Bowl halftime performer.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Alan Lightman
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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But this plan ignores the fact that an interlocked ecology cannot be reproduced by just relocating some species.—
M. Rajshekhar,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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The Indian Adoption Program which begat the Indian Child Welfare Act.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Sired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sired. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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