sired

past tense of sire
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. 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
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Verb
  • Owens, the 35-year-old daughter of longtime San Francisco radio host Ronn Owens, filed a paternity petition in Maricopa County Superior Court in August 2023, alleging Echard fathered twins during a one-night encounter.
    Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Musk is believed to have fathered at least 14 children with four women.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2025
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  • Histamines are chemicals produced by the immune system to combat allergens.
    Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Today’s edition of 5 Things PM was edited and produced by CNN’s Kimberly Richardson and Sarah Hutter.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some were faithful copies, while others were reproduced in different colors or fabrics to lend a visual unity to the scene, which is designed to mirror the eerie fairy-tale aesthetic of the fashion film within the film.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Yves Rothman helped music-direct and worked to translate the record tracks into something that could be reproduced live.
    Kim Gordon, Rolling Stone, 3 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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