spawned

past tense of spawn

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Recent Examples of spawned That closes a three-month international saga that left scores of people stranded aboard the ship for weeks and spawned a complex multinational effort to repatriate the passengers, including one of the largest quarantine operations in recent memory. Editorial Board, Washington Post, 16 July 2026 In addition to earning six Grammy Awards and launching multiple television series, the property spawned 20th Century Fox’s 2007 live-action musical film Alvin and the Chipmunks and three sequels. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026 Now, that rule has come to threaten the very survival of the world’s oldest monarchy which, in recent decades, has spawned more daughters than sons. Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Aside from the mermaid’s legendary T-shirt dress — which has spawned countless costumes and DIY tutorials — nothing in the film is wrapped up neatly with a bow. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 The dinosaur blockbuster earned close to $1 billion at the box office and spawned a franchise. Joyce Eng, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 West Philadelphia neighborhoods continued to clean up Monday following weekend storms that knocked out power to thousands of homes, downed trees and spawned flash flooding. Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Haaland’s expressive reactions on the pitch and his unique appearance have spawned hundreds of memes. Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 13 July 2026 Roughly the same rural areas of eastern Cleveland and western Lincoln counties have spawned destructive, even deadly tornados for many decades. Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawned
Verb
  • Undrafted rookie Cash Jones created some buzz at the beginning of OTAs after rookie minicamp revealed the Falcons are cross-training Jones, a college running back at Georgia, as a receiver.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • This tour will be key in terms of enhancing existing relationships and trying to attract new business, especially off the back of the buzz created by the World Cup in the States.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor for security and law enforcement of Khuzestan Province, where Ahvaz is located, reported that a strike caused damage to nearby homes and shattered the windows of some housing units, according to IRIB.
    Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • In 2025, Children’s treated 257 kids with puberty blockers and 549 with hormone therapy for gender dysphoria, which is distress caused by a mismatch between someone’s sense of gender and how the world sees them.
    Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • The extradition process can take months, depending on what challenges are brought, legal experts said.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Ukraine’s creative utilization of drones has ignited a surging fuel crisis across the Russian Federation that has brought the war front and center to the Russian people for the first time.
    Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • For a building worth tens of millions of dollars, the revenue generated by a foreclosure sale could range into the hundreds of thousands.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • So far, Disney’s live-action remake has generated $82 million domestically and $178 million globally.
    Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal, part of a rebooting of the government announced Sunday, prompted protests in Kyiv.
    Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • An unusually warm spring prompted early runoff and early peak flows in most Colorado rivers.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • In addition to Bridges, artists Lydia Kitto and J Lloyd produced the album.
    Brayden Garcia July 14, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • This story was produced with financial support from supporters including The Green Family Foundation Trust and Ken O’Keefe, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

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