begetting 1 of 2

noun

as in procreation

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begetting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of beget
1
as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) one change in the natural environment will beget others

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2
as in siring
to become the father of the racehorse begot several Kentucky Derby winners

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Recent Examples of begetting
Verb
Nelson took 12 years to get the project made, and that labor-of-love aspect shows in the soulfulness and meticulous care the writer-director brings to this unsettling story of violence begetting violence, based on actual events. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 To remain an entertainment capital demands consistent reinvention, the showroom’s neon glow begetting the nightclub’s flashing LEDs and so on and so forth. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026 War begetting still more war, like some deranged biblical prophecy. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 15 May 2026 Men begetting men is the story, a kind of immaculate cultural reproduction. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 The discovery, age five, that some people did not live in communities with all goods in common—that in fact for most, home was a locked building full of private property—begat questions still begetting questions at age thirteen. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for begetting
  1. procreation
  2. creating
  3. producing
  4. breeding
  5. causing
  6. spawning
  7. generation
  8. bringing
Noun
  • The reasons for this planet-wide drop in procreation, however, are hard to pin down and hotly debated, and, like most other big questions in the United States, they have been absorbed into larger culture-war arguments.
    — Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
  • For those not familiar with the term, anti-natalism is a philosophical stance that views life as unacceptably full of suffering and procreation as a morally indefensible thing.
    — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 6 July 2026
Definition of procreation
Verb
  • Concierge specials such as creating your own gin at a nearby Palma distillery or watching espadrilles being made in Palma’s Olivar market are original diversions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Those that don’t risk creating fleets of intelligent systems capable of making very expensive and detrimental mistakes.
    — Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • After scoring a touchdown and producing 60 total yards (53 receiving, seven rushing) in the first half, Ashley continued to be a mismatch against BYU’s secondary.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The keys are nearly silent, and the mouse is similarly quiet, producing little noise when clicking or scrolling.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of producing
Noun
  • Belugas are worth millions of dollars for their public entertainment and breeding value.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
  • To the surprise of many, the species was recently found breeding as far north as the UK.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of breeding
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  • Margaret Kran-Annexstein, director of the Sierra Club’s Colorado chapter, said that devastating flooding hit the state in 2013, causing damage worth nearly $4 billion.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When these grains are coarse and broad, microcracks can easily run through them, causing sudden structural failure.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of causing
Verb
  • The Dutch series, which premiered in 2010, was the first iteration of what would become a global singing-competition franchise, eventually spawning more than 150 adaptations around the world.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024 and 2025, the Bureau of Reclamation poured colder water through the dam’s river bypass tubes — a deeper outlet than the hydropower intakes — to prevent smallmouth bass from spawning there.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of spawning
Noun
  • Far beyond art Fine art accounts for only 28% of what wealthy Gen Z collectors spend across art and collectibles, the lowest share of any generation.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Earnings versus cash flows Dalio also cautioned that investors may be overlooking the risk of deteriorating corporate cash generation, even as headline earnings continue to improve.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of generation
Verb
  • The midterm election has arrived in Florida, bringing with it clashes for governor, Congress and the state Legislature, consequential constitutional amendments and local races and referenda.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Bryan's shirt immediately ignited a debate online, with social media users split over whether the singer was making a courageous political statement or bringing politics into a concert where fans simply came to hear music.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bringing

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“Begetting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/begetting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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