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
In the wake of 2020’s protests, many museums solicited responses from contemporary artists—particularly artists of color; A250 has spawned no such wave of institutional commissions.
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Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
While multiple sequels and spinoffs have spawned in the years since, nothing matches The Conjuring in providing genuine, classic horror for an era of jaded moviegoers.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
That spawned a whole new segment in tourism, one that has since been replicated by other luxury hotel groups and this new adults-only resort.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Before tacos spawned $17 brunchtime objets d’art and before Orange County’s dining scene started receiving some of the breathless national attention usually reserved for Los Angeles and San Francisco, Rafael De Anda was making and selling tacos from a truck in Santa Ana.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
As Arteta was once caught saying in Amazon’s All or Nothing Documentary, this was about ‘the fogging standards’ — a quote that has also spawned graphic T-shirts since the documentary aired four years ago.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Yes, some of the lyrics are maddeningly sophomoric and emotional, but that’s also a part of the tradition Corgan has spawned.
—David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
So that idea, after getting an associate’s degree in communications and making some money selling life insurance, spawned Dreamz to eventually chase his dreams of making inspirational hip-hop music.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The scramble for Anthropic shares has spawned a shadow economy in which some middlemen are selling secondary shares of the company—sometimes fraudulently.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Greg Allen, ARTnews.com, 7 June 2026
While multiple sequels and spinoffs have spawned in the years since, nothing matches The Conjuring in providing genuine, classic horror for an era of jaded moviegoers.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
That spawned a whole new segment in tourism, one that has since been replicated by other luxury hotel groups and this new adults-only resort.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Before tacos spawned $17 brunchtime objets d’art and before Orange County’s dining scene started receiving some of the breathless national attention usually reserved for Los Angeles and San Francisco, Rafael De Anda was making and selling tacos from a truck in Santa Ana.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 3 June 2026
As Arteta was once caught saying in Amazon’s All or Nothing Documentary, this was about ‘the fogging standards’ — a quote that has also spawned graphic T-shirts since the documentary aired four years ago.
—Art De Roché, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Yes, some of the lyrics are maddeningly sophomoric and emotional, but that’s also a part of the tradition Corgan has spawned.
—David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
So that idea, after getting an associate’s degree in communications and making some money selling life insurance, spawned Dreamz to eventually chase his dreams of making inspirational hip-hop music.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026
The scramble for Anthropic shares has spawned a shadow economy in which some middlemen are selling secondary shares of the company—sometimes fraudulently.
—Alicia Park, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawned
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But the most authentic experiences happen in small clubs and at late-night radio shows where the music was first created.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 June 2026
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The one that struck Elena’s building caused damage to multiple floors but no serious casualties.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
7 June 2026
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In all, the raids caused a nearly 13% decline in annual visits, the report found.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The city of Aurora agreed to pay $15 million in November 2021 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by McClain's parents.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Lama Kazi Sherpa, of the SPCC, told Reuters that his team located Hillary Dawa above Base Camp near the icefall and brought him down to safety.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Researchers believe chloride-ion batteries could one day support grid-scale storage systems that store electricity generated by wind turbines and solar farms.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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His climate policy push has generated moments of significant blow back from right-leaning politicians and outspoken members of the public, leading political observers to cast green policies as all-but-inevitable instigators of climate backlash.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 June 2026
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Fears of a widespread attack prompted authorities to order residents to stay at home, and children in the area were kept in lockdown at school for at least three hours.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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Yet the softened recommendations for both shots that the administration and Kennedy’s ACIP pushed through since last spring are among the decisions that prompted the recent lawsuit.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
7 June 2026
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This past awards season, the brand hosted a pre-Oscars dinner with nominee Stellan Skarsgård, who also starred in a short film produced by the brand, which was filmed at the storied (West) Hollywood haunt.—
Madeleine Schulz,
Vogue,
6 June 2026
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The quality adjustment problem does not reside in nominal GDP, which simply asks what was spent, earned, or produced in current dollars, but rather in the deflator applied to convert those nominal figures into real terms.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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“Spawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spawned. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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