germinates

verb

Definition of germinatesnext
present tense third-person singular of germinate
1
as in emerges
to come into being A new counterculture germinating in the city's art district.

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2
as in propagates
to cause (something, as a seed) to grow She began by reading up on the best ways to germinate apple seeds.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for germinates
  1. emerges
  2. evolves
  3. produces
  4. grows
Verb
  • This outburst ejects powerful jets, seen as filaments shooting out from the binary system, forming loops and trails as the plasma emerges in streamers.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Whatever government emerges from this process will have to figure out how to revive Syria’s economy.
    Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of emerges
Verb
  • Trauma evolves differently in everybody.
    K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But as the defense evolves, so does the attack.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of evolves
Verb
  • Studio Lambert produces the series for BBC in co-production with Tubi and ZDFneo.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The company also produces and tours a range of shows throughout Spain.
    Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of produces
Verb
  • There isn't much that grows in the barren ground here, but Taleb points out fledgling mint, garlic and potato plants.
    Jane Arraf, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
  • However, there is a fundamental challenge in quantum computing space, as an increasing number of errors arise as the system grows in complexity with a higher number of qubits.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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