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as in nativities
the act or instance of being born
almost from birth, he showed all the marks of future greatness
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as in ancestries
the line of ancestors from whom a person is descended
a man of noble birth
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as in beginnings
the point at which something begins
that 12-second flight by Orville Wright marked the birth of aviation
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as in produces
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 births
Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Zoo officials say the partnership not only produced successful births—including two sets of twins—but also contributed to broader conservation efforts such as habitat restoration, nature reserve management, and ranger support in China.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
According to zoo officials, the previous partnership contributed not only to panda births but also to broader conservation work.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Generally speaking, giant panda reproduction is difficult — females are fertile for only a brief window each year, and twin births add complexity to an already challenging process.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Many pieces were gifts from her parents and other world leaders to commemorate events in her lifetime, including her wedding, state visits and the births of her children, and more than a few are hundreds of years old.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Cuba’s total number of births last year was lower than in 1899, Albizu-Campos told me.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Exposure can raise the risk of conditions like certain cancers, stroke, asthma, preterm births, dementia, depression and anxiety.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The rate of preterm births was unchanged.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The film charts his romances and business endeavors, including a nightclub that seemingly births the jazz movement.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
Last year, births hit a record low.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
Zoo officials say the partnership not only produced successful births—including two sets of twins—but also contributed to broader conservation efforts such as habitat restoration, nature reserve management, and ranger support in China.
—Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
According to zoo officials, the previous partnership contributed not only to panda births but also to broader conservation work.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Generally speaking, giant panda reproduction is difficult — females are fertile for only a brief window each year, and twin births add complexity to an already challenging process.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
Many pieces were gifts from her parents and other world leaders to commemorate events in her lifetime, including her wedding, state visits and the births of her children, and more than a few are hundreds of years old.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Cuba’s total number of births last year was lower than in 1899, Albizu-Campos told me.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Exposure can raise the risk of conditions like certain cancers, stroke, asthma, preterm births, dementia, depression and anxiety.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
The rate of preterm births was unchanged.
—Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
With the resources available to urban coyotes, the average coyote births six new pups.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The film charts his romances and business endeavors, including a nightclub that seemingly births the jazz movement.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for births
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Eastern and western ancestries in Karelian Mesolithic dogs suggest that two lineages diverged during the Paleolithic.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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That drops to 49% for Hispanic/Latino patients, 29% for Black patients and even lower for mixed ancestries, the NMDP reports.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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This is a year of new beginnings, adventures and major changes.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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Gerrymandering as a practice goes back to the beginnings of the republic—the term comes from maps drawn under Governor Elbridge Gerry in 1812.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
22 Apr. 2026
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The winger does well initially to sit his defender down but then produces a tame effort right at David Raya in goal.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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The massive rocket produces nearly 17 million pounds of thrust on liftoff, and produces or more potent sonic boom when its booster returns to the launch site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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By moving some commencements away from increasingly costly private sites, the financially ailing school district could have saved about half a million dollars a year.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Earnings from India’s bellwether software services exporters have reinforced investor concerns about the sector’s growth prospects, signaling that the downturn in their stocks has further to run.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Lincoln-Way West’s Owen Chudzinski has a love for baseball that goes back a long way.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The seal texts often introduced the owners with their names, genealogies, gender, professions and hometowns.—
Serdar Yalçin,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some parents − overwhelmingly mothers − are stepping back from full-time work or leaving the workforce altogether to accommodate the needs of their family.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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Barrington Elementary For more than a decade, Claudia Lopez joined other Barrington Elementary School mothers to cook a meal of turkey, potato salad, mashed potatoes, cornbread and chocoflan for Thanksgiving.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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“Births.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/births. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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