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be born

VERB
begin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appear come out commence emerge enter happen occur rise set take off
STRONG
arise bud dawn emanate germinate originate sail spring sprout
WEAK
come forth come into existence crop up derive from get going get show on road get under way grow out of issue forth kick off make tick proceed from result from send off stem from
Antonyms
STRONGEST
complete disappear end finish hide leave stop
STRONG
die shrink
WEAK
conclude consummate
VERB
originate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arise come from derive emanate emerge stem
STRONG
birth come commence dawn flow issue proceed result rise start
WEAK
come into existence hail from
Antonyms
STRONG
cease complete end finish recede stop
WEAK
effect result terminate

Example Sentences

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It began when two married men asked Judge Marlon Weiss to issue a pre-birth order acknowledging them as the lawful parents of a child who was about to be born via surrogacy.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

A child is less likely to be born here than in the north, due to lower population growth rates.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

It gave multiple generations the assurance that we couldn’t easily be deported, unlike others we knew who didn’t have the good fortune to be born here.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Martin Van Buren, the first president to be born a U.S. citizen, spoke Dutch as his first language, as did Sojourner Truth.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Other people will soon follow suit, and a fad will be born and thrive for a while despite its baselessness.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

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