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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
The answer, in both cases, is that compassion seems to beget compassion.
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
When subs enter the huddle, Barkley’s belief begets more belief.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Thus, a lawfare campaign over plastic recycling begets a major countersuit.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
One interception begets another because of a certain fresh cognizance that makes for a catalyst.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
When subs enter the huddle, Barkley’s belief begets more belief.
—Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Thus, a lawfare campaign over plastic recycling begets a major countersuit.
—David Blackmon, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
One interception begets another because of a certain fresh cognizance that makes for a catalyst.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beget
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Trocchi said the opioid settlement committee was created to ensure that experts, including treatment providers and individuals in recovery, could come up with a plan to meet the state’s needs.—
Laura Tillman,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2025
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The food is being created entirely from British ingredients and using Italian culinary traditions, fully embodying the principles of Slow Food.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
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On tap for the region through Saturday night are severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours that could even produce multiple tornadoes, said AccuWeather severe weather expert Guy Pearson.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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This film is produced under Simone McIntyre’s Orley Productions.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Fertilizing too heavily can cause root damage leading to leaf chlorosis (yellowing) and death of the plant.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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Not Thinning Seedlings Failing to thin extra seedlings causes crowding and plant stress.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Feb. 2025
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Obviously Nolan has sired two kids of difference half-species that seem almost as strong as Viltrumites themselves, so what’s the deal?—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
14 Feb. 2025
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In a society that favors a patriarchal breadwinner over one who can’t even sire a child, who can’t fulfill filial prophecy because of his own emotional stuntedness, Ali is an overall feckless man by society’s standards.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
25 Jan. 2025
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Every broadcaster has to show them, and that is a reason why the Champions League is a premium sponsorship asset generating north of $600million each season.—
Dan Sheldon,
The Athletic,
7 Feb. 2025
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The millions of gallons of waste that the pigs generated each year stank horribly and polluted the air and water, turning an otherwise pleasant town into a pigsty.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Round Table also spawned a floating poker game that involved Ross and his eventual financial backer, Raoul Fleischmann, of the famous yeast-making family.—
Christopher B. Daly,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2025
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Some of these terms spawned from intracommunal discussions that spilled over into general online conversation, and others are likely to have been pushed by bot accounts – often specifically targeting dark-skinned Black artists.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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Or the sixth anniversary can also bring candy or sugar.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
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The 550 Maranello was a Pininfarina design with classic, almost sober proportions, tipping its hat to Ferrari’s GT tradition while bringing its V-12 grand tourer into the modern age.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
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This article originally appeared in Spektrum der Wissenschaft and was reproduced with permission.—
Christiane Gelitz,
Scientific American,
7 Feb. 2025
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In recent years, the DNR has been working to establish an Arctic grayling broodstock, a group of mature adults that reproduce and sustain the population.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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