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
Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived.
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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
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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Nonetheless, none fathered children, meaning Hitler’s bloodline will indeed definitively end after this generation.—
Rosemary Counter,
Vanity Fair,
19 Jan. 2026
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Long Lance’s maternal grandfather was a North Carolina state senator who visited Carson’s plantation often and fathered Sallie and another child with Adeline.—
David Treuer,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2026
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Raman’s campaign produced a video ad that heavily excerpted Bass’ remarks endorsing her at a Sherman Oaks get-out-the-vote rally.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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It was produced by federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York and provides an even more detailed overview of other interviews conducted by the New York State Attorney’s Office and the FBI with victims, witnesses and people associated with Epstein.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2026
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The arXiv, as the server came to be called, grew quickly, and spawned sister sites in other disciplines.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
22 Jan. 2026
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The approach has spawned lots of innovation, the most famous being the development of ubiquitous Post-It Notes, the colorful pads of paper with restickable strips on the back that adhere to virtually any surface.—
Kate Vitasek,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Sired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sired. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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