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
This logline is slightly different from the premise of Fox’s original, which debuted in 1993 and ran for nine seasons and spawned two movies.
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James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Six hail from South Korea, suggesting K-craft might be the next cultural export for the nation that spawned K-pop, K-beauty and K-dramas.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
The album topped the Billboard 200 chart for four weeks and spawned five top 10 hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Ideas spawned at the Stevenson estate went on to reform the way party convention delegates were chosen.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The widespread interest in the Guthrie case has spawned endless speculation and conspiracy theories in the press and on social media.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
With the Epstein story approaching the 10-year mark as a global preoccupation, this nth phase of the intrigue, largely prompted by fallout from the Department of Justice’s July proclamation that there were no further criminal charges in the works, has spawned a potent cottage industry.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 14 Feb. 2026
The idea has spawned a flurry of products which are helping their customers resist the temptation of automatically picking up their phone and scrolling social media during any and every lull in the day.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Harry Bosch books, which spawned the original series.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
Six hail from South Korea, suggesting K-craft might be the next cultural export for the nation that spawned K-pop, K-beauty and K-dramas.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Feb. 2026
The album topped the Billboard 200 chart for four weeks and spawned five top 10 hits on the Hot Latin Songs chart.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Ideas spawned at the Stevenson estate went on to reform the way party convention delegates were chosen.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
The widespread interest in the Guthrie case has spawned endless speculation and conspiracy theories in the press and on social media.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Feb. 2026
With the Epstein story approaching the 10-year mark as a global preoccupation, this nth phase of the intrigue, largely prompted by fallout from the Department of Justice’s July proclamation that there were no further criminal charges in the works, has spawned a potent cottage industry.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 14 Feb. 2026
The idea has spawned a flurry of products which are helping their customers resist the temptation of automatically picking up their phone and scrolling social media during any and every lull in the day.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Feb. 2026
Harry Bosch books, which spawned the original series.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawned
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It's just been created with an obsession for making things as beautifully as possible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The New York Yankees are dealing with a stinky spring training situation after a sewage leak penetrated their clubhouse and outer hallway, and created pools of fetid water around George Steinbrenner Stadium.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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The strategy has occasionally caused tension within the newsroom.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Information has not yet been released by sheriff’s officials on what caused the deaths or the circumstances surrounding them.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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This week has been a little different, with Arsenal’s game at Wolves brought forward to Wednesday night to avoid a clash with next month’s Carabao Cup final.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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On Thursday, Mexican officials said there is currently no indication that the 84-year-old was brought into Mexico.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Travel pictures and videos generated and edited using AI are used to lure people into paying for travel packages or tours that don’t exist.—
Christopher Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Kneeland, 24, had sent text messages that prompted the team’s chief of security to request police conduct a welfare check on Kneeland.—
Mike Wilson,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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As arrests continued to ramp up — often seemingly prompted by little more than a person’s accent or skin color — fear grew among Twin Cities immigrant communities.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Norway has recently produced Olympic champions in beach volleyball and several in track and field – two quintessentially summer sports.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Among the participating lotteries, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have produced the most Powerball jackpot winners.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Spawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spawned. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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