as in producing
to become the father of
the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners
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as in breeding
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Verb
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Megan Johnson, owner of Buttercup Farm, has been producing raw milk for 12 years from a herd of 14 cows.—
Jan Ellen Spiegel,
Hartford Courant,
24 Dec. 2024 -
In this article, the authors argue that a better approach is to focus on micro-inclusions — small but intentional acts that include everyone in the actual process of producing work together.—
Gregg Muragishi,
Lauren Aguilar,
Priyanka Carr,
Greg Walton,
Harvard Business Review,
24 Dec. 2024
Noun
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By 1987, the entire species – numbering just 22 individuals – was removed from the wild and placed into captive breeding programs at a number of zoos throughout the United States.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Since then, that number has increased to 82 breeding pairs across the Great Lakes, thanks to efforts to reintroduce captive piping plovers into the wild and conserve the plovers’ natural habitat.—
Lily Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
23 June 2025
Verb
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While she's become a pop culture phenomenon, spawning numerous parodies from Saturday Night Live, Ariana Grande and TikTok users online, Nara finds her own inspiration closer to home.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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That film was a box office hit, earning $136 million at the global box office and spawning four sequels.—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
20 Dec. 2024
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“Siring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siring. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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