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 Vancouver’s model spawned dozens of injection sites across Canada. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 Wildfires in a Utah national forest spawned massive spinning towers of smoke, prompting evacuations in a nearby town. — Gina Park, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 The move spawned federal labor and antitrust litigation with a group that included Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, and resulted in a new CBA that largely favored the league. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026 The new program, incorporating consultants’ advice on how leading companies are deploying AI, has spawned 50 initiatives. — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 24 July 2026 The success of Ascend West Virginia has already spawned a collection of spinoffs aimed at luring out-of-staters and retaining local talent. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 24 July 2026 The nova also spawned a thick disc of dust that completely obscured the binary star system. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 July 2026 That outbreak spawned nearly two dozen tornadoes statewide and is remembered as the fifth-largest outbreak in state history. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026 This approach is somewhat patterned on other national issues that have spawned a plethora of state-level laws. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawned
  1. created
  2. caused
  3. brought
  4. generated
  5. prompted
  6. produced
Verb
  • Tectonic movement also created today's Central Valley, a highly productive agricultural area that was once part of the ocean, then an inland sea, and then a freshwater lake, Lozos said.
    — Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the first week of spring training in February, when the first-year manager wanted to raise the topic of how news of his hiring had broken, his attempt to set the record straight only created further confusion for some.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • Unlike previous Ebola outbreaks, this one is caused by the less common Bundibugyo strain, for which there are no proven vaccines and treatment options remain limited.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • However, a moderation error caused a delay in the livestream’s removal.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of caused
Verb
  • Then in August 2021, Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans, so the couple brought Family Meal back at a time when many were not just without food, but water and electricity.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Boston moved Garciaparra in a four-team blockbuster that brought Orlando Cabrera and Doug Mientkiewicz to the club as the Red Sox reshaped their roster ahead of an eventual World Series championship.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of brought
Verb
  • In early 2025, Y Combinator reported that for a quarter of its Winter 2025 batch, roughly 95% of the codebase was AI-generated, notable for highly technical founders who would have written the software themselves a year earlier.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Industrial companies and technology firms have already secured rights to the electricity generated at the site.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of generated
Verb
  • The incident prompted city officials to evacuate several surrounding buildings and reroute nearby bus lines over fears of a partial collapse.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • This, at least in part, prompted the new round of checks from the GCMB.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of prompted
Verb
  • Of those jobs, the education and health services sector produced 36,000, continuing a longstanding trend for the industry in leading employment growth.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Deep End marks a second feature adaptation for Hazelwood, whose romantic comedy novel The Love Hypothesis, produced by Amazon MGM and MRC, is slated for release on Prime Video on September 23.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of produced

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