as in produced
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 birthed
The real opportunity, the thing that birthed what could be described as the claw economy, is that claw machines translate perfectly into content.
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Anna Rahmanan, thehustle.co, 9 Jan. 2026
The August confrontation inspired public art, birthed many memes, lost the man his federal job, and led authorities to try to charge him for assault (though that effort failed).
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 31 Dec. 2025
These concurrent movements birthed the new female pronoun, 她.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Before her jailhouse vision, Lee had birthed and lost four babies.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Where does this leave a listener, or anyone on the ladder of success as a rapper in the city that birthed the concept?
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Violence provided a solution but also birthed the recurring dilemma that afflicts African states today.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Was it birthed in the skinhead cauldron of New York’s Lower East Side, or in Southern California, with the punk-rock surfers and skaters of Huntington Beach?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2025
Hollywood’s move in that DEI/Woke direction birthed a bumper crop of writers, filmmakers and actors of all colors, and some terrific films and TV shows.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
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In 1998, Forté released his debut solo album Poly Sci, which was produced by Jean.—
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McMillan has produced 154 more yards and the same amount of touchdowns (7) in roughly half the time that Legette has played over the past two years.—
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Ewing never married or had children, but is survived by other family members, per Extra.—
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The news and editorial staffs of the Orange County Register had no role in this post’s preparation.—
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Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today.—
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Anfernee Simons delivered his finest performance in a Celtics uniform Thursday night, scoring 39 points in 34 minutes to carry Boston to a come-from-behind victory over the Miami Heat.—
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“Birthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthed. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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