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as in nativity
the act or instance of being born
almost from birth, he showed all the marks of future greatness
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as in ancestry
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a man of noble birth
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as in beginning
the point at which something begins
that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation
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as in biological
being such by blood and not by adoption or marriage
argued that the birth mother had not been informed of all of her options at the time of the adoption
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as in to produce
to bring forth from the womb
back in those days a woman her age would have birthed several children
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Recent Examples of birth
Manuel Veth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The Jewish celebration of the festival of lights begins at sundown Wednesday, just as Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
When the twins — son Eames and daughter Ellison — arrived eight weeks early on Jan. 11, 2021, a judge had not yet considered the pre-birth order, which later was denied.
—Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
The same demographic that birthed the music as an expression of its largely oppressive experience.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The former Leipzig star showed no signs of exhaustion after missing training earlier this week after his wife gave birth to their first child.
—Manuel Veth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
The Jewish celebration of the festival of lights begins at sundown Wednesday, just as Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Those were all Michelle MacDonald had to offer Minnesota other than a pro-gun, pro-birth agenda that in itself betrayed the commitment to objectivity and respect for the law that we are entitled to in all of our judges.
—Star Tribune, 4 Nov. 2020
When the twins — son Eames and daughter Ellison — arrived eight weeks early on Jan. 11, 2021, a judge had not yet considered the pre-birth order, which later was denied.
—Rachel Burchfield, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
Verb
As Detroit aims to bolster its reputation for pioneering in urban agriculture, it is anchored by African American elders whose ancestral gardening wisdom birthed and sustained the city’s urban gardens, yet challenged by others who question just how agricultural the city should be.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
The same demographic that birthed the music as an expression of its largely oppressive experience.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
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The tradition of placing a Christmas tree and the nativity scene at the Vatican started in 1982, during the pontification of Pope John Paul II.Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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For decades of American history, nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus Christ were traditionally part of public holiday displays.Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Virgo Check in with your brood or look up your family tree to get details on your ancestry.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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Chickens Are Miniature Dinosaurs Beyond the anatomical and molecular evidence, chickens exhibit behavioral and neurological traits that echo their prehistoric ancestry, according to a December 2011 article published in Historical Biology.Scott Travers, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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The picture appears to be an excerpt from the video that the Princess of Wales shared at the beginning of September to inform the public about the completion of her chemotherapy and her gradual return to her public duties.Katharina Fuchs, Glamour, 19 Dec. 2024
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How Wisconsin's Sweet Take on the Old-Fashioned Elevated it to State Cocktail Status Thanks to its apocryphal beginnings and statewide brand loyalty, the brandy old-fashioned is the Badger State's go-to cocktail.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 19 Dec. 2024
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This allows detection of useful large organic molecules for various medical and biological research applications.Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Russian military's nuclear, chemical and biological defence forces, was killed in an explosion outside his home on Tuesday evening.Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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The movie is being produced by Virginie Besson-Silla and Luc Besson for EuropaCorp, with Dogg and Sara Ramaker via their banner Death Row Pictures.Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
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Once the air moves onto shore, the moisture begins to condense and fall as snow — producing as much as 2-3 inches of snow per hour, often in narrow bands.Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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Easy Houseplants Perfect For Beginners Take some of the work out of new plant parenting with these houseplants.Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2024
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Most moms and dads consider the first few years of parenting to be among the hardest.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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The experience includes an exploration of the world’s longest lineage of single-vintage wines dating to 1878.Paula Conway, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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As the first true dinosaurs emerged, some remained omnivorous, while early predecessors of the Allosaurus and T. rex lineage began to hunt insects and fish.Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
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Since its inception, the French luxury fashion house has been intrinsically linked to the world of cinema.Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Within a year of its inception in 2011, Syria’s revolution devolved into a civil war, and the country’s territory has since been divided among an assortment of armed groups.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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