as in cradle
a place of origin
Montgomery, Alabama, is considered the birthplace of the civil rights movement
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Things To Do In Salisbury The city of Salisbury may be known as the birthplace of Cheerwine, but this historic downtown has everything from craft breweries to contemporary art galleries.
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Katie Riley, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
The are many annual jazz festivals around the world, but the one known to millions as simply Jazz Fest is the one held every April in jazz’s spiritual birthplace.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
That is why small rooms so often become the birthplace of the next thing.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
At Pembroke Castle, staff say the discovery adds a new dimension to the site's long history as a medieval fortress and birthplace of Henry VII in 1457.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Katie Riley, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
The are many annual jazz festivals around the world, but the one known to millions as simply Jazz Fest is the one held every April in jazz’s spiritual birthplace.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2026
That is why small rooms so often become the birthplace of the next thing.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
At Pembroke Castle, staff say the discovery adds a new dimension to the site's long history as a medieval fortress and birthplace of Henry VII in 1457.
—CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthplace
cradle
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For audiences expecting a cradle-to-grave reckoning, that cutoff can feel abrupt.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Still, among the more than 100 billion people who have walked the Earth in human history, the Artemis II astronauts have ventured farther from the cradle than anyone else.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Birthplace.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthplace. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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