bred

verb

Definition of brednext
past tense of breed
1
as in propagated
to bring forth offspring rabbits will breed very frequently unless they're kept separated

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2
as in raised
to bring to maturity through care and education he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain

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3
as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment

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4
as in slept
to engage in sexual intercourse cats breeding outside our window made a horrible racket last night

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5
as in planted
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bred
  1. raised
  2. created
  3. reproduced
  4. fostered
  5. brought
  6. implanted
  7. generated
  8. spawned
Verb
  • Rodgers’ 43-yard pass to Lazard helped set up his four-yard touchdown pass to Adams, which raised the Jets lead to 25-13.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Packers defensive lineman Karl Brooks pushed his way forward through the Bears line, leaped with his hand raised and blocked Santos’ kick.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of raised
Verb
  • Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after December 3, 2024 and on or before December 23, 2024 have an additional 21 days from their original filing deadline to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of created
Verb
  • For example, a recent United Nations study recently pointed to predictive policing as an example of how racial biases are reproduced through technology.
    Jay Ganglani, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The prints, stored at a San Francisco arthouse for some time, were reproduced from 1839 to 1843 from Bodmer's works during his journey with Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of reproduced
Verb
  • Riviera Cruises gives passengers a taste of mainland Europe via waterways that have fostered trade and commerce for millennia.
    Ryan McCarthy, Saveur, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Harper highlighted how collaboration and resilience are fostered through global peer networks and real-world case studies.
    C.M. Rubin, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of fostered
Verb
  • Following these revelations, last week brought the news that Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, a George Mason University freshman, was charged by federal prosecutors for plotting an attack on the Israeli consulate in New York.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • He was brought here to be a difference maker, brought here with the same kind of Hail Mary the Jets once threw at another aging Green Bay quarterback named Favre.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of brought
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  • A week after being admitted for dehydration, Netanyahu's doctors implanted a pacemaker to regulate his heart rate and rhythm.
    Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 5 Jan. 2025
  • That month, Netanyahu underwent emergency heart surgery to have a pacemaker implanted.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of implanted
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  • Teams that adopted paradoxical frames and were highly motivated to seek knowledge generated more innovative ideas by engaging with diverse perspectives, compared to teams that avoided contradictions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • According to the partnership, Dine Downtown has generated more than $6 million in sales and donated thousands of dollars to local charities over the past two decades.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of generated
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  • The Indian Lake region was the hardest hit by storms that spawned nine tornadoes across the state that day.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The film, which centers on a group of teen girls who share a pair of mysterious jeans, grossed $42 million worldwide and spawned a 2008 sequel.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of spawned
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