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these artists spawned a whole new movement in painting
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Recent Examples of spawned
The mix of deadpan New Zealand humor and horror is a winning combo in this mockumentary about a vampire clan that later spawned an equally electric FX show of the same name.
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Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The crime drama series also spawned the equally beloved Bob Odenkirk vehicle Better Call Saul, which clinched 53 Emmy nods but did not receive any awards during its run from 2015 to 2022.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
The overall upbeat demeanor of the show spawned some true hate and backlash for Barney, both for those involved in the series and for fans.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
The Gilgo Beach investigation began in earnest in 2010 after police found numerous sets of human remains along a remote beach highway on Long Island’s South Shore, setting off a search for a potential serial killer that attracted global interest and spawned a Hollywood movie.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The fisheries staff had been working on the Muskegon River, with 97 pairs of walleye spawned on March 31 and an additional 60 pairs on April 2.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The investigation began in earnest in 2010 after police found numerous sets of human remains while searching for a missing woman along Long Island’s South Shore, setting off a search for a potential serial killer that attracted global interest and spawned a Hollywood movie.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That sketch spawned the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury, and the car-bobbing scene became one of the internet’s earliest viral memes.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The show ran until 1981 on ABC and spawned several spin-offs, including films in 2000 and 2003 starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026
The crime drama series also spawned the equally beloved Bob Odenkirk vehicle Better Call Saul, which clinched 53 Emmy nods but did not receive any awards during its run from 2015 to 2022.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026
The overall upbeat demeanor of the show spawned some true hate and backlash for Barney, both for those involved in the series and for fans.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
The Gilgo Beach investigation began in earnest in 2010 after police found numerous sets of human remains along a remote beach highway on Long Island’s South Shore, setting off a search for a potential serial killer that attracted global interest and spawned a Hollywood movie.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The fisheries staff had been working on the Muskegon River, with 97 pairs of walleye spawned on March 31 and an additional 60 pairs on April 2.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
The investigation began in earnest in 2010 after police found numerous sets of human remains while searching for a missing woman along Long Island’s South Shore, setting off a search for a potential serial killer that attracted global interest and spawned a Hollywood movie.
—Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
That sketch spawned the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury, and the car-bobbing scene became one of the internet’s earliest viral memes.
—Ryan Brennan
april 8, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
The show ran until 1981 on ABC and spawned several spin-offs, including films in 2000 and 2003 starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawned
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Apr. 2026
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The artist created devotional scenes representing the fourteen Stations of the Cross.—
Douglas Stuart,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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The war also caused gasoline and diesel prices to surge, causing further headaches for farmers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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This legislation wants Big Oil to pay for an insurance crisis caused by the state’s price controls.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Born at the zoo in 2024, Neukgu is a third-generation descendent of a group of wolves brought from Russia in 2008 as part of a project to reintroduce wolves resembling those that lived in the Korean wild before going extinct in the 1960s.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Read's attorneys claimed that O'Keefe was never hit by a vehicle, but was instead killed inside the home during a fight and then brought outside.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The book was completed months before Anthropic’s redlines generated new interest in autonomous-drone swarms and killer robots, but even then the writing was on the wall.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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The splitter, which generated a 50 percent whiff rate Tuesday, is practically unsolvable.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Department of Justice said former Attorney General Pam Bondi will not appear for a closed-door deposition with the committee on Tuesday, April 14 -- which has prompted bipartisan backlash from lawmakers on the committee.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Apr. 2026
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The couple’s unborn baby did not survive, but their concern about the baby is what prompted them to seek the medical attention that eventually saved Carolina’s life.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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After its first flight following Christmas in 1942, only 1,435 of these fighters were produced before the war ended, as per the National Naval Aviation Museum.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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The school has produced three Heisman winners (Steve Spurrier, Tim Tebow, Danny Wuerffel), a runner-up (Rex Grossman) and a finalist (Kyle Trask).—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Spawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spawned. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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