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spawn

verb as in produce

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State officials say the Newsom administration’s ongoing efforts to help salmon populations recover include restoring tidal habitats, modernizing infrastructure, removing barriers that hinder fish migration and reintroducing salmon in traditional spawning areas upstream from dams.

Both sunlight and moonlight play roles in regulating the spawning and migration of Japanese eels.

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Since its creation more than a decade ago, the “Minecraft” franchise has spawned countless memes among fans and the rare combination of a chicken and a zombie in the game is among those inside jokes.

International trade spawned the use of giant cargo ships ferrying goods across the oceans in massive containers.

But some of the massive, velvety echinoderms began the spawning process spontaneously — three days before the group would arrive.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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