Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whelped
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Kiko sired two calves, with a third due early this year.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026 -
Bowie recently sired a calf there, making Fort Worth Zoo elephant matriarch Rasha a great-grandmother.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Sep. 2025
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This is only slightly challenged by a flame kindled between Mindy and Alfie (Lucien Laviscount) earlier on in the show.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
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The ballroom aces met on Broadway, kindled a romance on the reality dancing competition, and married in 2017.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Dec. 2025
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Her first appearance on the Norman Lear classic was as Marilyn Sanders, a woman who shows up, young child in tow, on the Bunker family’s doorstop claiming that the little boy was fathered by Gloria’s husband Mike Stivic (Rob Reiner).—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Jan. 2026
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The seven-episode miniseries follows four sisters who suspect that their father might be having an affair — and might also have fathered a child with the other woman.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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The team also acknowledges the possibility that birds from surrounding wildland populations may have moved into the now-quieter city and bred with urban juncos.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, birds cannot be taken from the wild and only falcons bred in captivity can be traded.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
8 Jan. 2026
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Anticipatory expressions—generated by predicting human emotions—are key for creating genuine, emotionally intelligent interactions, especially for smiles, which foster trust and social connection.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Whelped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whelped. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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