as in to reproduce
to bring forth offspring
the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire
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Advertisement Yes, humans, like virtually every life form, have a need to procreate — but in aggregate, not individually.
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The rush to be in a relationship, the rush to be married, the rush to be in something because that's what you're taught to do, to have kids or procreate.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
The rush to be in a relationship, the rush to be married, the rush to be in something because that's what you're taught to do — to have kids or procreate.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Politics Tim Ryan lost a Senate seat to J.D. Vance, but learned this: Vance really is ‘weird’
July 30, 2024
Vance’s openly crackpot assertion that people who do not procreate are somehow less sane, and less American, than people who do is most definitely weird.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
The rush to be in a relationship, the rush to be married, the rush to be in something because that's what you're taught to do, to have kids or procreate.
—Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 2 Aug. 2024
The rush to be in a relationship, the rush to be married, the rush to be in something because that's what you're taught to do — to have kids or procreate.
—Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 31 July 2024
Politics Tim Ryan lost a Senate seat to J.D. Vance, but learned this: Vance really is ‘weird’
July 30, 2024
Vance’s openly crackpot assertion that people who do not procreate are somehow less sane, and less American, than people who do is most definitely weird.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.Liz McNeil, People.com, 10 Jan. 2025
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The trick is to reproduce that resilience by bundling and gluing individual slats.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Facebook was severely criticized for failing to stem the flow of misinformation, including fake news propagated by foreign governments.William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
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These waves then propagate and superpose on top of each other to adjust a robot face’s physical features depending on their reaction.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
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This indirect strategy multiplied Iranian impact throughout the region while allowing Tehran to avoid or at least minimize direct retaliation.Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
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This can cause bacteria like Salmonella to multiply rapidly, leading to foodborne illnesses if consumed.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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