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
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.
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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
Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Kiko sired two calves, with a third due early this year.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Kiko sired two calves, with a third due early this year.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The brother lions sired several cubs over their long reign at the zoo.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sired
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After that ended in an annulment, Paschel went on to wed three more times (in 1998, 2007 and 2015) and fathered at least four children, including his late son Kazhem, who died in March 2018 at 13 months old.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Three women who had been kidnapped between 2002 and 2004 and the 6-year-old daughter one of them had while in captivity, fathered by kidnapper Ariel Castro, were rescued.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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The game has already produced seven winners in 2026, including a rapid stretch in late April and early May when four jackpots were claimed in just four days, underscoring how quickly fortunes have turned this year.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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And while this year ultimately produced notable wins for healthcare policy, business organizations were also frustrated by legislators on that front as well, pointing to a bill that would have allowed for association health plans that died in the Appropriations Committee.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
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Many of these inventions quickly spawned new firms, accelerating America’s entrepreneurial dynamism.—
David H. Hsu,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The series ran for eight seasons and spawned a 2015 movie.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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“Sired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sired. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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