Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Having emitted spawn; spent, as a fish.
  • Extruded or deposited, as spawn.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of spawn.

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Examples

  • Before you turn your nose up at the prospect of playing nearly a twenty year old NES game, take in the fact that this title spawned some 10 über-successful sequels and inspired one of the GBA's finest titles -

    unknown title 2009

  • Before you turn your nose up at the prospect of playing nearly a twenty year old NES game, take in the fact that this title spawned some 10 über-successful sequels and inspired one of the GBA's finest titles -

    unknown title 2009

  • Before you turn your nose up at the prospect of playing nearly a twenty year old NES game, take in the fact that this title spawned some 10 über-successful sequels and inspired one of the GBA's finest titles -

    unknown title 2009

  • Before you turn your nose up at the prospect of playing nearly a twenty year old NES game, take in the fact that this title spawned some 10 über-successful sequels and inspired one of the GBA's finest titles -

    unknown title 2009

  • You could not watch cable news last week without hearing about "the Bradley effect" - a term spawned after Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley lost the California gubernatorial election to state Attorney General George Deukmejian in 1982 by one point, despite pre-election polls that showed Bradley, who was black, had a seven-point lead.

    AroundTheCapitol.com 2008

  • You could not watch cable news last week without hearing about "the Bradley effect" - a term spawned after Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley lost the California gubernatorial election to state Attorney General George Deukmejian in 1982 by one point, despite pre-election polls that showed Bradley, who was black, had a seven-point lead.

    Latest Articles 2008

  • Seriously, twitter is the dumbest thing to ever have spawned from the internet revolution.

    William Shatner to Lead TV Series Based off Twitter User “Shit My Dad Says” – Collider.com 2010

  • Consummately, the Gone and Back issues are geared towards the Farscape devotee, providing juicy morsels spawned from the series itself, and an excellent setup for the upcoming continuing series.

    Comic Review: Farscape: Gone and Back #4 | Fandomania 2009

  • The latest movie spawned from the pages of a comic book, The Losers has a few funny scenes, but a lot more foolish ones.

    'The Losers': An appropriate title for violent, offensive film 2010

  • Although you argue, “the House is voting on legislation and leaving it up to others to decide whether all or only part of that legislation becomes law,” separate bills spawned from a deeming rule is something Congress explicitly voted on, not unlike explicit votes on separate bills.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Would “Deem & Pass” Survive Judicial Review? 2010

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