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as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
one change in the natural environment will beget others
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Recent Examples of beget
Children became capital assets, and investments in their education were understood to beget healthy returns.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In other words, one good health habit tends to beget another, and the same goes for bad health habits.
—Melissa Dahl, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Since the recognition by critical stakeholders across the university that relentless losing begets complete irrelevance — and that both are worse than the sacrifices required to win.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Monday’s big money Florida Lottery games — Fantasy 5, Cash4Life, Powerball — begat five winners, two of whom came from South Florida.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
In other words, one good health habit tends to beget another, and the same goes for bad health habits.
—Melissa Dahl, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Since the recognition by critical stakeholders across the university that relentless losing begets complete irrelevance — and that both are worse than the sacrifices required to win.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2025
Monday’s big money Florida Lottery games — Fantasy 5, Cash4Life, Powerball — begat five winners, two of whom came from South Florida.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beget
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As before, no new money is created when original savings are used up.—
Ann Rutledge,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Often called the holy grail of clean energy, nuclear fusion creates four times more energy per kilogram of fuel than traditional nuclear fission and 4 million times more than burning coal, with no greenhouse gasses or long-term radioactive waste.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2025
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That hub’s work has produced over 100 research papers and patents.—
Ian Sayson,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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However, there is no doubt Hopkins can still produce at a high level, having totaled 1,057 yards with seven touchdowns during his 2023 season with the Titans – his first with the squad after signing with them in free agency on a two-year, $26 million deal.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
12 Mar. 2025
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The recoil is enough to knock a drone off course and may cause the operator to lose sight of the target.—
David Hambling,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Since then, his back-and-forth on tariffs for Canada and Mexico caused a stock market meltdown, with the S&P 500 recording its worst week since last September.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
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Into Mischief has sired the last three San Felipe winners trained by Bob Baffert (2024, 2021, 2020) with 2020 winner Authentic going on to also win the September running of the Kentucky Derby following COVID.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Further, males who sired at least one calf were at least three times more likely to sire more offspring than would be expected if mating were random.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
10 Jan. 2025
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The state’s controversial system of budget caps has generated surpluses averaging $1.8 billion over the past seven years, a sum equal to 8% of the current General Fund.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
15 Mar. 2025
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While the Rays celebrated the culmination of the deal last summer, Sternberg was still unsure a new stadium would generate enough revenue to make the team’s $700 million commitment to stadium construction worthwhile.—
John Romano,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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That already starts to spawn ideas, innovation, some productivity.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The series spawned a Mexico-set spinoff that aired from 2018 to 2021.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2025
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That’s what the Dolphins are bringing aboard Wilson to be.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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Joe Thuney brings significant upgrade to line March 5: The Bears haven’t had an offensive lineman named first-team All-Pro since 2006.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
14 Mar. 2025
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher, Cake Eater will be released Dec. 30 and is available now for preorder, wherever books are sold.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Beget.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beget. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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