as in type
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
some people say that honest politicians are a rare breed
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as in to raise
to bring to maturity through care and education
he was bred to a life in the military by his father, himself an army captain
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as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this habit of favoring one employee over the others will breed resentment
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as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
parents who breed in their children a deep respect for people of all classes
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Recent Examples of breed
Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
The study found no significant grouping of skull shapes associated with breeds historically bred for these tasks.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
Wire Report, The Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2025
Indiana’s consecutive blowout losses at Iowa and at home to Illinois further bred discontent among Hoosier fans.
—Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 7 Feb. 2025
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Set five years after Jurassic World: Dominion (2022), the planet has become inhospitable for dinosaurs, so those that still exist have become isolated to environments in which their breeds once flourished.
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The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative required that any pork sold in the state must come from a farm that allows breeding pigs at least 24 square feet of room including the Iowa provider Price used to rely on, which was cheaper than buying from farms in California.
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This was seen by more than one million people on X and was reproduced extensively on social media and legacy media outlets.—
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Evans reproduces an illustration from an 1816 catalog of Sheffield iron products showing nine different hoes.—
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Costco raised membership prices in September 2024 for the first time since 2017.—
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These developments raise crucial questions about the future of decentralized finance.—
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And, according to Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, the excessive pressure a wrist wrest puts on the delicate tendons under the wrists can cause carpal tunnel syndrome and tenosynovitis (inflammation of the sheath surrounding tendons).—
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Neurologically, curiosity pulls our attention away from the mechanisms that cause anxiety, generating the beginning of the end of the spiral.—
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Don’t sleep on the curb appeal—the asymmetric A-frame structure of the home is only the beginning of your visual journey.—
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This, of course, can be problematic for cats, who are known for sleeping on their owners.—
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Fortunately, most vegetable seeds are easy–they can be planted right away.—
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The style had been around since at least the ‘80s, and back then, it was firmly planted in our cultural mindset as a garment reserved solely for mothers.—
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A lot of us remember the heyday and watching them and everyone likes a redemption story of some kind.—
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Trump signs executive order to restrict transgender care access for people under 19 The GLBT Historical Society, another plaintiff in the suit, operates a museum of LGBTQ+ history and culture in San Francisco -- the first of its kind in the U.S.—
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The ideal time of year to propagate stem cuttings depends on the species, and usually, woody plants root best in soil or potting mix rather than in water.—
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Those fears are propagating into the way homebuyers look at new properties, into the shopping and selection process and therefore the sales process, into land development, into economic impacts and on and on.—
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During his tenure, Marcus has restructured the Educational Services Department to foster a holistic approach that addresses both the academic and social-emotional needs of students.—
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These young leaders could become ambassadors for peace, fostering relationships that withstand the pressures of geopolitics.—
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“Breed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breed. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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