bred
Americanverb
verb
noun
Etymology
Origin of bred
sense 2: diminutive form of inbred
Example Sentences
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For the experiment, the researchers worked with three genetically distinct lines of fish bred in the laboratory.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Fifteen critically endangered frogs have hatched at London Zoo, which says it marks the first time the species has been bred in captivity.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
“Excellence in football and excellence in life is bred when men recognize their opportunities and then pursue them with a passion.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
They instead often raised expectations, forced dependency and gave rise to a vision of progress that reinforced social exclusion, bred anxieties about status, and concealed the environmental costs of a culture built on consumption.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
An entire army of boys who looked just like him, bred specifically so they could camouflage and go behind enemy lines.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
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