Thesaurus results for SIRED

sired

verb

past tense of sire

as in fathered

to become the father of the champion racehorse went on to sire a long line of winners

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Recent Examples of sired Somebody fell out of love — a complaint sired this inspection. — David J. Neal july 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners. — Graham Cornwell, New York Times, 19 June 2026 There are several Nick Cannons — the TV host, the actor, the occasional hip-hop artist, the penitent, and, perhaps the most famous Cannon, the fertile father of 12 who sired five children in 2022 alone. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2026 Bowie sired a calf there in June 2025, making Fort Worth Zoo’s oldest elephant Rasha a great-grandmother and the matriarch of four generations. — Harriet Ramos may 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2026 Robusta, a Calumet Farm homebred sired by Accelerate, has only a maiden victory from five career starts. — Jay Posner, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 Both calves were sired by Bernard, who is now dad to 17 rhinos. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Morobe sired two daughters as part of a breeding program. — Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 18 Feb. 2026 Spike had sired three elephant calves at other zoos, but none survived. — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026

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There, her enslaver fathered her child, George, who became known as Chicken George because of his skills working gamecock fights.

— Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
His predecessor, Gino, fathered 14 offspring across multiple states over his lifetime, according to Disney.

— Eve Chen, USA Today, 30 July 2026

Definition of fathered

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The Starship Entertainment girl group, who debuted in February of 2025, were one of the main acts to perform on the 88rising stage at the festival last weekend, produced by 88rising and Goldenvoice.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Voters — and the changes produced by the Florida Republican redistricting plan — have set up some blistering hot general election races.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

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The case spawned international headlines, podcasts, books and documentaries.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
This isn’t Bailey’s first time working with the Monarch Media team, having co-written the company’s coming-of-age film A Week Away, which spawned the Angel Network series of the same name.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

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