as in creator
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the French painter Paul Cézanne is considered to be one of the principal generators of modern art
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Recent Examples of generator
Meanwhile, fraudsters have used AI music generators to con platforms like Spotify out of streaming revenue.
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PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
The Clown, in Dikkers’ model, is the mind’s generator.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
But amid the blackout, the systems used to cool the reactors have run on emergency backup generators.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Pedaling powers a generator that feeds the battery while software controls torque and speed.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
The Clown, in Dikkers’ model, is the mind’s generator.
—Big Think, 23 Oct. 2025
But amid the blackout, the systems used to cool the reactors have run on emergency backup generators.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Pedaling powers a generator that feeds the battery while software controls torque and speed.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generator
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Perhaps even the idea of an upscale magazine in the mold of Vanity Fair is simply less meaningful in a contemporary media landscape where celebrities constantly churn out their own content and popular culture is fragmented across a landscape of mid-sized creators.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Welcome to Derry co-creator, co-showrunner and exec producer Jason Fuchs has been tapped to write the My Hero Academia adaptation.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sources who spoke to Fortune point to three founders in specific who are cashing out from the practice.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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Eisenberg famously played Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the film, earning him a Best Actor nomination.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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When Aileen was 20 years old, the same year her father died, her older brother died of cancer, per Britannica.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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From the early tinkerers who first imagined electrical speech to the engineers who built continental cables, digital switching, satellites, and wireless networks, countless inventors have pushed the limits of how far and how fast a human voice can travel.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Seattle housewares brand Holcomb is the brainchild of inventor father and digital marketer daughter duo David and Ariel Holcomb.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Aja Gabel is the author of the novel The Ensemble.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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To cement the point, Nvidia, a maker of the advanced computer chips underlying the AI boom, yesterday became the first company in history to be worth $5 trillion.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Typically, major children’s films come with a wave of pre-arranged licensing deals involving toy makers, food brands, fast-food chains, clothing companies, and costume manufacturers.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Generator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generator. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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