as in offspring
the descendants of a person, animal, or plant sometimes I think those little brats are the spawn of Satan himself
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as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) these artists spawned a whole new movement in painting
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Recent Examples of spawn
Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026 The movie subsequently gave its monsters a more secular origin story, the spawn of science run amok rather than some malevolent force of evil. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026 Adopting what is usually considered a progressive stance, the world’s richest man said Uncle Sam should write fat checks to Americans to keep us living large even if platforms like Chat GPT, Claude and his own Grok spawn a torrent of pink slips. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spawn
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Darumaka has been featured in events such as Lunar New Year while Lillipup has been available for a long time and has been a common spawn. —Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026 The movie subsequently gave its monsters a more secular origin story, the spawn of science run amok rather than some malevolent force of evil. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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There are influential bands that spawn hundreds of soundalikes and then there are influential bands that spawn surprisingly few, not because their influence didn’t resonate but because their sound was so distinct, nobody quite knew how to emulate it. —Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 17 Apr. 2026 Adopting what is usually considered a progressive stance, the world’s richest man said Uncle Sam should write fat checks to Americans to keep us living large even if platforms like Chat GPT, Claude and his own Grok spawn a torrent of pink slips. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spawn
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In October 2024, Lun Lun, Yang Yang, and their two youngest offspring returned to China.— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Her offspring hatch the next year.— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
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August 23 – September 22 A smart adjustment today creates more momentum than effort.— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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The barbs that President Barack Obama and Seth Meyers hurled at him created a political narrative that persists.— Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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His quick steps can cause tackles to lose their balance, and his burst to turn pressures into sacks is tremendous.— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
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At the same time, what is happening right now should not undermine confidence in hospice care or cause patients and families in California and across the country to hesitate when considering it.— Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
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While in the region, Curiosity recently utilized its onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite, built to search for compounds of the element carbon that are associated with life and investigate ways in which these compounds are generated and destroyed in the Martian ecosphere.— Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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This article was generated by the CA Earthquake Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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April 20 – May 20 The right choice today brings both comfort and quiet confidence.— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
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Taurus April 20 – May 20 The right choice today brings both comfort and quiet confidence.— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Rodriguez measures in at 6 feet 1 3/8, 231 pounds and was a tackling machine for the Red Raiders, the same school which produced current Dolphins All-Pro linebacker Jordyn Brooks and Hall of Famer Zach Thomas.— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
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Washington, a big, fast, physical back who has produced in the SEC, is near the top of the list.— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
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Crews made fast work of a 10-acre fire that erupted in brush in the vicinity of the SoCal Sports complex and Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, briefly prompting an order that people in the area shelter in place Friday.— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Iranian Vice President Esmael Saghab Esfahani said any strike on the country’s oil wells would prompt a retaliatory attack, according to a statement carried by the semiofficial Mehr News Agency.— Sarah Dean, NBC news, 25 Apr. 2026
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Tampa landed an instant impact guy in this range last year in WR Emeka Egbuka and probably just did it again with Bain.— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
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The administration’s own projections show a $23 billion gap between income and outgo for 2026-27 and similar gaps for the following two years if nothing is done.— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Spawn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/spawn. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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