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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Recent Examples of procreate
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.
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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
Instead, the males will just press their cloaca directly onto that of females, like the way that birds procreate.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024
Simone shares that while around twenty percent of couples will not be able to procreate in the traditional sense, there are other options, including surrogacy and adoption.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2024
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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
Instead, the males will just press their cloaca directly onto that of females, like the way that birds procreate.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2024
Simone shares that while around twenty percent of couples will not be able to procreate in the traditional sense, there are other options, including surrogacy and adoption.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 14 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for procreate
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This material is not to be reproduced or redistributed absent the written consent of Fairlead Strategies.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
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Leaves are first cultured into a kind of liquid broth until the cells reproduce.John Werner, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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No competitor has the right to propagate the variety for sale without special permission; hence, this privilege gives the breeder a competitive edge.Tammy Sons, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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To that end, Terada has gathered a network of would-be influencers to propagate a range of false stories.Michael Conte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
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Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Dec. 2024
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For any properties with more than that, the amount of impervious surface area would be divided by 1,000 and multiplied by $1.35 to calculate the monthly rate.NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Procreate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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