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as in to prove
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation
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as in to demonstrate
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town
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as in to initiate
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
established the first school in the town
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Recent Examples of establish
Jaquez has been big part of that success, establishing him as one of the (very early) favorites for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Yeat award.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Backed by Celebrands — the firm also behind Halsey’s About-face color line — ‘Ôrebella has quickly established itself among the standout celebrity beauty brands of its time as the category proliferates.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Excavation is necessary to establish the results as ground truths and show whether the patterns observed are actually associated with human remains, Meyer-Kaiser said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Poetically, his two general field nominations come 15 years after Victorious, the television series that established him as a Gen Z child star, premiered on Nickelodeon.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
Backed by Celebrands — the firm also behind Halsey’s About-face color line — ‘Ôrebella has quickly established itself among the standout celebrity beauty brands of its time as the category proliferates.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Excavation is necessary to establish the results as ground truths and show whether the patterns observed are actually associated with human remains, Meyer-Kaiser said.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
Poetically, his two general field nominations come 15 years after Victorious, the television series that established him as a Gen Z child star, premiered on Nickelodeon.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for establish
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The middle class, desperate to prove this distinction too, would spend an outsized portion of their income on glimmering dresses and other purchases meant to be seen by others.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Published in Advanced Functional Materials, the work demonstrates that the coatings are functional, robust, and suited to long-term outdoor deployment.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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The money both clubs have spent brings a demand and an expectation for trophy successes, but, as Liverpool demonstrated last season, there is a strength to be drawn from stability.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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Quds Force, was initiated at the end of 2024 and was active through the first half of this year, said the official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Elsewhere, Japan, Australia, and France have initiated hypersonic weapon programs with a focus on regional security and allied cooperation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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The species has an adhesive plate on its head that helps to create a kind of vacuum seal, allowing the fish to grab a whale and hang on for the ride.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Denver International Airport is working to fill in the gap, creating a food pantry for its federal employees and asking the FAA for permission to use the airport's revenue to pay for controllers' wages.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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About 1,000 people attended an event Monday night by Turning Point USA, the group Kirk founded, at the university’s Zellerbach Hall, UC Berkeley spokesman Dan Mogulof said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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He’s collaborated with the company since it was founded in 2022.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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The new foreign media legislation, introduced by Likud lawmaker Ariel Kallner and backed by Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition, would make such powers permanent — even outside times of war or national emergency — and remove the requirement for judicial oversight.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Those subsidies, which were introduced during the COVID pandemic, are set to expire at the end of the year and could leave as many as 22 million Americans with significantly higher monthly health insurance premiums if Congress does not extend them.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
11 Nov. 2025
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His early contributions included work on market-leading data protection products used by Fortune 500 companies (including PGP, a pioneering company in encryption technologies) that safeguarded some of the world’s largest enterprises against accidental and directly malicious data loss.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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After a pioneering run building a major pay-TV player in Dish, Ergen steered the company through its recent pivot to the wireless business before stepping back from a day-to-day exec role last year.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Crisp app launched this month with a library of 20 titles, a mix of Crisp Originals, TopReels and TaleOn Originals, that also includes a selection of the most popular short drama series.—
Partner Content,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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Billboard recently launched in Africa, signaling growing global attention on music scenes outside the West.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Establish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establish. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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