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Recent Examples of spawning
Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Videos created with the platform have gained viral attention for their uncanny realism, spawning clips of everything from Mickey Mouse skateboarding to Jake Paul dressed as Tinkerbell.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Here's another slashic still spawning sequels decades after its release.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Despite bad reviews, the film was a big, franchise-spawning box office success, cementing a filmmaking partnership that would last until 2000.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
There is a low chance a system could try to develop in the southwest Gulf later this week, but of greater interest is a storm-spawning weather pattern that might develop by mid-October.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Predictably, during the fall spawning season, hot reservoir releases killed salmon eggs and juveniles.
—Scott Artis, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Beyond differentiating between the sounds, the team also confirmed consistent seasonal patterns in the grouper’s spawning activity that are closely linked to lunar cycles.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Once mining is complete, Perpetua also has pledged to clean up and restore the site, and to reconnect habitat that endangered salmon populations have traditionally used for spawning.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
The series, which also included Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee and Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, ran for eight seasons, ending in 1968 and spawning multiple spin-offs.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The count of spawning fall-run in the Sacramento River has fallen 95% in 20 years.
—Scott Artis, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Known for his love of ornithology, Reeves has created entire series devoted to birds, even spawning a TV show and book of bird illustrations.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The movie gained a huge following during the 1980s home video era, spawning multiple sequels, a beloved TV series, and an enduring fanbase.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
Over time, it's only woven itself deeper into the fabric of American cultural consciousness, spawning new memes, mottos, and social media trends each year.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
The series was a major success, spawning a spinoff, a Christmas special (yes, really), and a live-action film starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
The idea was to stop the lampreys from getting upstream during their spring spawning run.
—Katie Thornton, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
Videos created with the platform have gained viral attention for their uncanny realism, spawning clips of everything from Mickey Mouse skateboarding to Jake Paul dressed as Tinkerbell.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Here's another slashic still spawning sequels decades after its release.
—Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
Despite bad reviews, the film was a big, franchise-spawning box office success, cementing a filmmaking partnership that would last until 2000.
—Todd Longwell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2025
There is a low chance a system could try to develop in the southwest Gulf later this week, but of greater interest is a storm-spawning weather pattern that might develop by mid-October.
—Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Predictably, during the fall spawning season, hot reservoir releases killed salmon eggs and juveniles.
—Scott Artis, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Beyond differentiating between the sounds, the team also confirmed consistent seasonal patterns in the grouper’s spawning activity that are closely linked to lunar cycles.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
Once mining is complete, Perpetua also has pledged to clean up and restore the site, and to reconnect habitat that endangered salmon populations have traditionally used for spawning.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
Of course, even without Costner, Yellowstone would ultimately become a billion-dollar asset for Paramount, spawning seven different spinoffs.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
The series, which also included Frances Bavier as Aunt Bee and Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, ran for eight seasons, ending in 1968 and spawning multiple spin-offs.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The count of spawning fall-run in the Sacramento River has fallen 95% in 20 years.
—Scott Artis, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Known for his love of ornithology, Reeves has created entire series devoted to birds, even spawning a TV show and book of bird illustrations.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The movie gained a huge following during the 1980s home video era, spawning multiple sequels, a beloved TV series, and an enduring fanbase.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
Over time, it's only woven itself deeper into the fabric of American cultural consciousness, spawning new memes, mottos, and social media trends each year.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2025
The series was a major success, spawning a spinoff, a Christmas special (yes, really), and a live-action film starring Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawning
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Bethany House, the Cincinnati area's largest family shelter, has been full since 2018, creating more than a month's long wait for some families.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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L3Harris revealed that the communications suite will provide interoperability with the United States, NATO and coalition partners, creating a networked battlespace with fifth-generation aircraft and beyond.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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As noted in the release, the Saving Wildcats Conservation Breeding for Release Center is equipped with facilities for breeding, veterinary care and remote monitoring with the goal of preparing wildcats to be released into the wild.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Wet leaves that don’t dry out quickly become breeding areas for fungus and bacteria.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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They were also charged and arrested with crimes, from failing to do their duty to causing the conditions that led to the deaths of the men.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Many political leaders saw procreation as a national duty.—
Seda Saluk,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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Legislators have cautioned that procreation between cousins can increase the chance of birth defects.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Along with this new relentless fast pace, the Heat tweaked the offense to use fewer pick-and-rolls, fewer handoffs and fewer play calls while generating more paint attacks this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Wiley added that Barrett-Jackson is good at generating excitement for the vehicles, so the car could get even more than his top line estimate of $1 million.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Citing climate change concerns and the melting ice sheet, Greenland implemented a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in 2021—seemingly bringing all oil dreams to an end—but the government agreed that White Flame’s licenses were grandfathered and remained valid.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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When Singh’s successor decided to make the fort taller, its shadow fell on the hermit’s home, consequently bringing destruction to the complex and surrounding towns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With leaves still clinging to the trees, Arne Slot had overseen four straight defeats, prompting searching questions to be asked of the head coach, the club’s summer transfer strategy, senior players and everything in between.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Second-half summary Utah took a 54-51 lead after outscoring the Kings 8-2 to start the second half, prompting Christie to call an early timeout two nights after watching his team blow a 20-point first-half lead against the Suns.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Unlike many recycling approaches, this method works across multiple plastics and even mixtures, producing gram-scale yields that point to real-world feasibility, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Spawning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spawning. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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