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lay eggs

VERB

hatch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breed come up with conceive concoct devise dream up formulate incubate invent originate spawn

STRONG

bear brainstorm brood cause contrive design engender generate induce make occasion parent plot prepare procreate produce project provoke scheme set sire spitball

WEAK

bring forth cook up get up give birth make up think up throw together trump up whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy

STRONG

discourage disorganize dissuade end finish halt hinder kill neglect prevent refuse ruin stop

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This pattern fits seamlessly among other evolutionary oddities found in Australia, where marsupials reign and mammals lay eggs.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

The "Charmouth crocodile" spent most of its life in the sea, only coming ashore to lay eggs and raise young.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Jets don’t catch worms, build nests, find mates, lay eggs, or care for their young, but they do a great job of flying from one place to another.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Even the smallest amount of standing water, for example in a bottle cap, is enough space for Aedes aegypti to lay eggs, Brannon said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

For example, fields of alfalfa are dusted with DDT; meal is later prepared from the alfalfa and fed to hens; the hens lay eggs which contain DDT.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

lay eggs

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