spawned

past tense of spawn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spawned Missouri's battle over its congressional districts has spanned more than a year and spawned confusion over which districts will be in place for voters. David A. Lieb, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026 The redistricting battle began over a year ago Missouri’s battle over its congressional districts has spanned more than a year and spawned confusion over which districts will be in place for voters. David A. Lieb, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 SaaS spawned spend management as application portfolios exploded. Prashant Jalan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026 The iconic science fiction series, which has spawned a myriad of spin-offs and feature films (not to mention all the merch), has inspired countless engineers, scientists and space fans over six decades. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The era also spawned a spate of straight-to-video series like Girls Gone Wild and The Best of Backyard Wrestling, advertised heavily on the outer fringes of cable and late night TV. Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026 During this time Biennale College has spawned 49 feature film projects made with micro-budgets with grants that after the first decade rose from €150,00 ($174,00) to €200,00 ($232) during the past five years. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The film spawned the sequels Ocean’s 12 in 2004 and 2007’s Ocean’s 13, in which both of them reprised their roles. Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026 Always negotiating between interior life and attention, Yayoi Kusama had a late fame that spawned long lines and an Instagrammable way of experiencing art. Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawned
Verb
  • The use of chemical weapons would add to mounting human rights abuses and atrocities by both sides in a war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
    Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 6 Sep. 2026
  • In May 2020, Naming the Lost, a public art project, created temporary memorials to casualties in all five boroughs.
    Robert W. Snyder, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But the power struggle inside the Supreme Court has also caused damage to the institution itself, with critics lambasting the chaos shaking the institution to its core.
    MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Rogers struggled during a July 9 meeting to assuage disability advocates' concerns about potential bureaucratic dysfunction caused by the shift, USA TODAY previously reported.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That outlay has brought Marc Cucurella, Robert Sanchez, Moises Caicedo and Joao Pedro to Stamford Bridge, while their latest arrival from the south-coast side, centre-forward Danny Welbeck, was secured for a much more modest £5m this summer.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Pritzker believes the city and state have learned to respond to the tactics that Bovino and his men brought, and those that continue.
    Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Michigan’s offensive line, a unit that was expected to be a strength, generated little push against Western Michigan’s defensive front.
    Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Firefighters hacked through wood, slate and concrete trench lines, a process the Reserve Organization of America says likely generated silica-containing dust.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Those early struggles prompted Frank Reich to give Young a Week 3 reset as a rookie (officially an ankle injury that sources have said Young could have played through) and led Dave Canales to bench Young after two games in 2024.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The government also canceled the drone flight permits for the Chinese DJI drones for a week before protests from Mount Everest expedition operators prompted the official go-ahead for flights to resume.
    Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In standard Series 62 form, the engine produced around 210 hp, giving the big Cadillac plenty of muscle for its era.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Fresh water can therefore be produced for drinking and other onboard needs, rather than carrying every drop required for a months-long patrol.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2026

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“Spawned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spawned. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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