SPAWNED Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

spawned

verb

past tense of spawn

as in created

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) these artists spawned a whole new movement in painting

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Recent Examples of spawned The case spawned international headlines, podcasts, books and documentaries. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 This isn’t Bailey’s first time working with the Monarch Media team, having co-written the company’s coming-of-age film A Week Away, which spawned the Angel Network series of the same name. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026 In 2025, Your Local Epidemiologist spawned The Evidence Collective, and Marnik was hired as executive director this year. — Felice J. Freyer, STAT, 19 Aug. 2026 The Fast and the Furious spawned a massive film franchise, with a 12th film, Fast Forever, expected in 2028. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 The Row’s comb necklace graced the runway a few seasons ago and spawned the creation of many more. — Daisy Shaw-Ellis, Vogue, 18 Aug. 2026 The chicken finger-only restaurant has spawned similar concepts like Raising Cane’s, which opened its fourth South Carolina restaurant in Rock Hill in February, the Rock Hill Herald reported. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Prior to the big Disney-Fox merger of 2019, 20th Century Fox launched a live-action X-Men movie in 2000 that spawned an entire franchise of films. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Aug. 2026 But their approach has also spawned backlash to the backlash, with some calling on McCarty to put a stop to the disruptions. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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Amaya joined DePaul in October 2022 and, according to her lawsuit, created and oversaw the athletic department’s mental health education programming.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Some of the loudest opposing voices are creatives, who see the products being created by AI companies as something threatening to their own practice and to the world at-large.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of created

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Quantum sensing sees underground QGG works by measuring tiny changes in gravity caused by variations in the density of material beneath the ground.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2026
The sentences mark a key moment in China’s continuing real-estate crisis, which has dented consumer confidence in the country – and caused a headache for a government that stakes its legitimacy on rising prosperity.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

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Firefighters brought the blaze under control and the injured were taken to a hospital where some were being treated for burn injuries while others suffered from smoke inhalation and asphyxiation, the report said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
The case was brought by Strawberry Growers for Fair Trade, a coalition of Florida strawberry producers, whose berries are typically harvested during the winter months.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of brought

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Brian Otieno/Getty Images For years, Harry had donated the annual income generated by the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to Sentebale, but that ended this year.

— Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026
Barry Iverson / Getty Images file While that one is clearly painted, the more modern images appear to have been generated with the help of artificial intelligence, including one depicting the White House on fire.

— Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of generated

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This disclosure prompted church leadership to meet with the accuser and her mother, which ultimately resulted in a report to the child abuse hotline that same month.

— John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
This invasive species has prompted states of emergency, both in San Joaquin County, where they were found at the Port of Stockton, and in Yolo County, where they were found to have spread to the Port of West Sacramento.

— Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of prompted

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The Starship Entertainment girl group, who debuted in February of 2025, were one of the main acts to perform on the 88rising stage at the festival last weekend, produced by 88rising and Goldenvoice.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Voters — and the changes produced by the Florida Republican redistricting plan — have set up some blistering hot general election races.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

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