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spawning
noun as in reproduction
Strong matches
Example Sentences
The coincidence spawned endless jokes and memes across social media.
The fashionable appeal spawned a skiing boom and, for a time, made glissé a national pastime.
There are sometimes small companies that have spawned half a dozen interesting companies and other dynamics.
The story dogged him for days, as he canceled at least one event, and spawned more rumors about his personal life.
In the Tongass, stands of ancient trees provide wintering habitat for deer and are critical for stream health and spawning habitat.
But contemporary classical music has changed, and the field is now spawning many appealing and genre-bending works.
I mean, can you imagine Blazing Saddles being released today without it spawning multiple lawsuits and a trillion thinkpieces?
But it did, spawning books, blogs, and movies—and there is little sign of the case going away anytime soon.
But the film has achieved a kind of cult status, spawning two direct-to-DVD sequels and an upcoming Spider-Man-like reboot.
Christina Aguilera flubbed the lyrics of the national anthem, spawning a public uproar.
There 171 are a great many streams at Port Royal, and among them three or four where the fish swarm in the spawning season.
But the step that would raise one above all the little fumbling, blind-spawning, life hugging bipeds who infested the scene.
In August and September the females gather about the mouths of gravelly brooks, whither they resort to make their spawning beds.
As soon as the fish are nearly ready for spawning, all their digestive parts shrivel up, so that they can't eat.
The spawning fish, flabby and useless, are killed in winter.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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