procreates

Definition of procreatesnext
present tense third-person singular of procreate
as in reproduces
to bring forth offspring the common perception that our Puritan forebears procreated more out of a sense of duty than from desire

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  • The test consisted of a 7-MW grid simulator that replicates disturbances and voltage ride-through events, and a 20-MW load simulator that reproduces real-world demand dynamics such as those created by an AI data center.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This includes the importance of gestures such as going to retrieve from the family casket a pin that reproduces the British and American flags together, as well as those that actually fly on the streets of Washington.
    Giorgia Olivieri, Vanity Fair, 28 Apr. 2026
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  • African blue basil propagates readily from 4-6 inch shoot tip cuttings.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Gravitational radiation propagates outward away from the source that generates it, and propagates through spacetime.
    Big Think, Big Think, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • Trapped by a quarantine with no way out, residents are forced into a desperate fight for survival as the threat multiplies by the second.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The vast majority of fatal crashes are preventable with changes to infrastructure that forces drivers to slow down — a crash at 20 mph, for example, is extremely unlikely to kill anyone involved, but the risk multiplies very quickly at all speeds over 20 mph.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Procreates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/procreates. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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