birthed

past tense of birth, chiefly dialect

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Recent Examples of birthed The series has been birthed over the last few years as producers secured access to a busy ward. Peter White, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Then there are the fragmented attention spans birthed by our dearly beloved screens, which cultivate a kind of cognitive whiplash that vacillates between amnesia and yearning for more. Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 The return across the Atlantic also follows Netflix downgrading its overall deal with the pair that birthed Harry & Meghan, Polo and With Love, Meghan, among other projects, to a first-look deal. Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 Indeed, some key elements of ESPN were birthed under Rasmussen. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026 In turn, schools like the Forge birthed a new military archetype, whose adherents were often privileged, scrappy, and damaged—just as Holden Caulfield was. Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026 Golden State was basically birthed into existence in front of it all. Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Its success birthed a stand-alone hot chicken restaurant in Nashville’s Midtown, which in turn launched a multi-state expansion that’s now reached as far as Chicago, Dallas, and Las Vegas. Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026 The movie birthed hundreds of action movies with the elevator pitch, Die Hard on a plane; Die Hard on the beach; Die Hard in a phone booth. Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthed
Verb
  • The company says the model could use battery inlays produced at scale in France or Taiwan before downstream partners assemble them into cells, modules and packs closer to customers.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Joie de Vivre is produced by MeMo Films, the production company co-founded in 2010 by entrepreneur and fashion designer Gabriele Moratti and distributor and film producer Francesco Melzi d’Eril.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Three victims had serious injuries but were in stable condition, while two others had minor injuries.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • When the islanders first got their phones back while in Fiji, Melanie had a video call with her sister in an unseen clip.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The most visible manifestation of that contempt this season has come from a handful of interactions with umpires who delivered quick ejections followed by a personal comment or two.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The latest court order in a flurry of lawsuits, delivered late Thursday by a Louisiana judge, ruled in favor of the 42 athletes across sports who sued the Southeastern Conference seeking a fifth year of eligibility.
    Stephanie Apstein, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2026

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“Birthed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthed. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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