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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
Michael Cox, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Undoubtedly, some people somewhere will meet the love of their lives, give birth to children, win some kind of award, hear of a major promotion, spend time with an important person, eat a lot of sushi or meet some other type of success tomorrow.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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
Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Md, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
At the moment this quote was given, Dylan himself was breaking from the folk traditions that birthed his entry into the popular culture and redefining himself as an electric musician.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Somewhat ironically, Laporte, a Frenchman by birth, was overlooked by Didier Deschamps precisely because of this problem.
—Michael Cox, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025
Undoubtedly, some people somewhere will meet the love of their lives, give birth to children, win some kind of award, hear of a major promotion, spend time with an important person, eat a lot of sushi or meet some other type of success tomorrow.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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
Through this language, they were introduced to birth songs and ceremonies that had been shared by countless ancestors before them.
—Victor A. Lopez-Carmen, Md, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
At the moment this quote was given, Dylan himself was breaking from the folk traditions that birthed his entry into the popular culture and redefining himself as an electric musician.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birth
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Many town squares across the nation prominently displayed nativities.—
Stephan Pechdimaldji,
Newsweek,
13 Dec. 2024
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Drive-through live nativity scene, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 522 Castle Heights Avenue, Lebanon: 7-8:30 p.m., Dec. 20-21: Journey to Bethlehem is a free event with live animals and actors.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
13 Dec. 2024
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The rising French actor, who was named on Wednesday as Berluti’s new brand ambassador for 2025, is the grandson of New Wave icon Jean-Paul Belmondo and has both French and Italian ancestry.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
15 Jan. 2025
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Many Argentine people have Spanish, Italian and German ancestry.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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Popular on Variety At the beginning, these demonstrations are at the margins of the film — more like background noise than an integral part of the plot.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
18 Jan. 2025
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As a footnote: Kudos to the producers to honoring the legendary former host Peter Marshall with a mention at the beginning of the first episode.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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World premiere | Debut film Torn between longing and anger, 15-year-old Leo travels to the coast of northern Italy to meet her biological father.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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Genetic studies are not conducted in a vacuum, and social influences can confound analyses seeking to focus on biological effects.—
Shoumita Dasgupta,
The Conversation,
13 Jan. 2025
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Similar to trying to dominate the first page of a search engine, some organizations may try to optimize and manipulate the information that AI accesses to produce its outputs.—
Kimberly Afonso,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The most rudimentary method is something anyone with a computer can do at home: asking a chatbot to produce many responses to a single question.—
Lauren Leffer,
Scientific American,
23 Jan. 2025
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This cycle not only destabilizes families but perpetuates racial stereotypes about African American parenting.—
Jumara Perry,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2025
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This parenting style can also exacerbate a child’s loneliness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The team sequenced 50 genomes from this single community and determined that the female lineage was dominant.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
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The most dramatic beauty moment of the night, Stone tapped into a long lineage of iconic Hollywood short hair styles that have become timeless reference photos to take to one’s salon.—
Ashley Davis,
WWD,
6 Jan. 2025
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But opinions on this issue have actually remained pretty consistently in favor of the Paris agreement since its inception: 62 percent of Americans were opposed when Trump withdrew from it for the first time back in 2017, and the same share supported Biden's decision to rejoin in 2021.—
Mary Radcliffe,
ABC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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More meme coins have emerged since the inception of fartcoin.—
Yun Li,Jesse Pound,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Birth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birth. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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