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noun

as in breeding

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verb

present participle of sire
as in producing
to become the father of the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for siring
  1. breeding
  2. producing
  3. spawning
  4. fathering
  5. procreation
  6. begetting
  7. reproducing
Noun
  • The ash campaign differs from the push to save elm trees because the elm drive is a breeding program rather than an inoculation effort.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • From ash trees on the Appalachian Trail to century-old elms in Vermont’s capital, emerging treatments and breeding programs offer a rare, hopeful counterpoint to widespread insect and disease damage.
    — Amanda Swinhart, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of breeding
Verb
  • The videos, which are projected to fill a single wall, were shot with two iPhone 15s mounted together in a handheld jig, producing two images, one for each eye.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The area around my hometown was once a famous silk-producing region, and my grandparents kept silkworms in six-foot-wide bamboo trays.
    — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of producing
Noun
  • Arguably the most successful Netflix series franchise expansion to date is Bridgerton spawning a well received prequel in Queen Charlotte, with other prequels, including one about Violet, also being talked about on and off.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The song traveled far beyond its original young audience, spawning dance challenges, merchandise, television content and other projects and turning Pinkfong into a recognizable entertainment brand around the world.
    — Hakyung Kate Lee, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of spawning
Verb
  • There is a quiet revolution going on in America, and definitely in Atlanta, in how contemporary men are fathering.
    — Felicia Feaster, AJC.com, 18 June 2026
  • Shi was also alleged to have committed criminal offenses and violated Buddhist precepts by maintaining relationships with multiple women over a long period and fathering at least one child, according to a notice from the temple’s authority on its WeChat account at that time.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of fathering
Noun
  • For those not familiar with the term, anti-natalism is a philosophical stance that views life as unacceptably full of suffering and procreation as a morally indefensible thing.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 July 2026
  • Sex makes its way into the story, first, from the mother’s perspective, as something to be avoided, and then as something that has to lead to procreation—and soon.
    — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 31 May 2026
Definition of procreation
Verb
  • To remain an entertainment capital demands consistent reinvention, the showroom’s neon glow begetting the nightclub’s flashing LEDs and so on and so forth.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026
Definition of begetting
Verb
  • To avoid reproducing a rentier economy dependent on transit fees and foreign concessions, the Syrian state must reinvest project revenues in local economies.
    — Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For as long as a queen is reproducing at a steady clip, all the other females in her colony will be totally infertile.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of reproducing
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“Siring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siring. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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