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
Both calves were sired by Bernard, who is now dad to 17 rhinos.
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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
Bowie recently sired a calf there, making Fort Worth Zoo elephant matriarch Rasha a great-grandmother.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
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
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
Bowie recently sired a calf there, making Fort Worth Zoo elephant matriarch Rasha a great-grandmother.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sired
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The youngest is a baby and is my first grandchild fathered by my son.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In addition to Sissy, the group’s reunion is attended by, among others, Mona (Dennis), who claims to have a son fathered by Dean and the mysterious Joanne (Black), who has a secret of her own to share.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Apr. 2026
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The crew for the film, which is produced by Ben Shapiro's Daily Wire, reportedly went on strike, citing alleged labor issues.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
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While the effort is closely tied to the department’s broader 250th year push, the series itself is being produced through a nonprofit organization rather than directly by the federal government.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Apr. 2026
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The matchup spawned a rivalry between Reese and Clark, which has since carried over to the WNBA.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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The album, which was released on March 27, 2001, spawned a title track that won two Grammys and earned RIAA Diamond status (10x platinum).—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Sired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sired. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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