spawns

present tense third-person singular of spawn

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of spawns Molluscum is caused by a virus and spawns the pimple-like bumps. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 10 Aug. 2026 But the software wrapped around it reinserts the objective on every turn, stores progress to a file, spawns subagents, retries on failure, and keeps going until a verifier says the task is done. Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The average female lionfish spawns around 27,000 eggs every three days, so unsurprisingly, the species quickly spread throughout the Caribbean, up the East Coast and east to the Bahamas. Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026 The coupling that El Niño spawns between the atmosphere and the warmer water along the Equator tends to create sinking winds over the Atlantic that disrupt cloud formations that could otherwise become hurricanes. Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Hating cops also spawns ridiculous protests, like the ones that called for police to be defunded. Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 The energy of the collision spawns many new particles, including—sometimes—W bosons. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026 But reading the profile of Mohamad Eisa and Yolka Gessen left me with a kind of dread, the kind that comes when a spin-off from a hit show spawns a spin-off of its own, promising/threatening hundreds of new hours of content to keep up with. Jessa Crispin, Air Mail, 24 Jan. 2026 At the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Nadella sat for a conversation with the Forum’s interim co-chair, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, explaining that if AI growth spawns solely from investment, then that could be signs of a bubble. Jake Angelo, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spawns
Verb
  • House races Craig's Senate candidacy creates an opening in the Second Congressional District, which Republicans have long wanted to flip.
    Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Experts warn this creates critical geopolitical chokepoints, threatening a Chinese monopoly on the global copper concentrate trade.
    Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Alexa Frank thought the small, pink, flaky spot on her nose was an acne scar or eczema, a condition that causes dry, itchy skin.
    Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026
  • All of these conditions are driven by climate change, which makes wildfires burn hotter and faster and causes more severe storms.
    Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Each of those also generates four to six other jobs in construction, retail and local services, according to Washington State analyses.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Sekkouri said the industry has attracted around $100 million in investment and generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue in the country.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Maresca is known for his attention to detail and will be hoping Semenyo’s skillset on the pitch brings the club back to lifting domestic and European trophies.
    Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Friday brings pregame autographs from former Braves and an Andres Galarraga bobblehead.
    Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This rapid sale prompts questions about Walter's motivations, including a potential SEC investigation into his private credit holdings and the NBA's restrictive salary cap.
    Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In the sketch, Washington’s announcement prompts a skeptical colonist (David) to imagine a future leader who ignores the Constitution, uses the presidency for personal gain and seeks to remain in power.
    Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Nuclear power produces no greenhouse gas emissions, the primary driver of climate change.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Equity means ensuring every child has access to what research tells us supports learning, not flooding classrooms with surveillance technology that produces cognitive and emotional debt that will disproportionately harm students of color.
    Kaliris Salas-Ramirez, New York Daily News, 16 Aug. 2026

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“Spawns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spawns. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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