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 Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Qatar’s founding emir, sired 56 children. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026 Somebody fell out of love — a complaint sired this inspection. — David J. Neal july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners. — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026 There are several Nick Cannons — the TV host, the actor, the occasional hip-hop artist, the penitent, and, perhaps the most famous Cannon, the fertile father of 12 who sired five children in 2022 alone. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026 Bowie sired a calf there in June 2025, making Fort Worth Zoo’s oldest elephant Rasha a great-grandmother and the matriarch of four generations. — Harriet Ramos may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 Robusta, a Calumet Farm homebred sired by Accelerate, has only a maiden victory from five career starts. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Both calves were sired by Bernard, who is now dad to 17 rhinos. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Morobe sired two daughters as part of a breeding program. — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sired
Verb
  • The civil rights leader claimed Chavez fathered two of her children, who were raised by others after Huerta hid both pregnancies.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Within this supreme divine presence, each child, and every parent, as the spiritual expression of God, is tenderly fathered and mothered.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • But the difference is that those early records by Hannah Diamond and GFOTY were good—never mind written and produced by humans.
    — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Jets have shown flashes of improvement from his 3-14 debut season, but those flashes haven’t produced consistent results.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The influx of prospectors and those profiting off them spawned cities including San Francisco and Sacramento, and, by 1850, California, newly taken from Mexico, had joined the union.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
  • That mentality spawned the 32-year-old DJ’s idea to embark on his first-ever arena tour.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Sired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sired. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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