birthed

Definition of birthednext
past tense of birth, chiefly dialect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of birthed Katherine Jackson birthed this line of tremendous artists and performers and held them together as a family. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026 But last Friday, Canadian director Chandler Levack birthed cinematic twins. Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026 As the world marks ten years since Prince’s untimely death in the spring of 2016, Minneapolis, the city that birthed him, wants to mark the significance of the moment. Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 At Loyola, his eye for the absurd found a feast in the French Quarter; his interview series, Quarter Confessions, eventually birthed his memoir-zine, All Gas, No Brakes, a document of a 70-day hitchhiking journey across America. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026 At the heart of the story is the spirit of invention and innovation and collaboration and competitiveness birthed out of the dawn of the electric age, some 150 years ago. Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 America, after all, was birthed by divorcing itself from Britain and King George III. Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 America, after all, was birthed by divorcing itself from Britain and King George III. Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 From the beginning, Rolling Stone had a fitful relationship with the counterculture that birthed it, Richardson reports. James Sullivan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthed
Verb
  • Incumbent Mayor John McCann, a Republican, is the lone member of his party on a council otherwise composed of Democrats — a dynamic that has produced notable splits on several high-profile issues.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Washington, a big, fast, physical back who has produced in the SEC, is near the top of the list.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Lions had 42 varsity players this year, including 22 girls.
    Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The junior right-hander finally had some breathing room.
    Tony Baranek, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • From Nasser to Khomeini, the region’s revolutionary ideologies have delivered only ruin.
    Danielle Pletka, Washington Post, 1 May 2026
  • Towns delivered his second triple-double of the series, contributing 12 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026

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“Birthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthed. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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