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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
They are established by the state, funded by the state, closely supervised by the state and can be unilaterally closed by the state.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Riding a hot streak that has already established her among 2025’s buzziest names, Doechii lands a historic win on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as the first artist to send her first three charting titles as a lead artist to No. 1 on the radio ranking.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
Police have yet to establish a motive for the incident.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
However, President Donald Trump’s attempts to establish his own gold card program are likely to prove fruitless.
—David Bier, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025
Riding a hot streak that has already established her among 2025’s buzziest names, Doechii lands a historic win on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as the first artist to send her first three charting titles as a lead artist to No. 1 on the radio ranking.
—Trevor Anderson, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
Police have yet to establish a motive for the incident.
—Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
However, President Donald Trump’s attempts to establish his own gold card program are likely to prove fruitless.
—David Bier, Time, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for establish
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At minimum, you will be required to show documents proving your full legal name, date of birth, Social Security number, two proofs of address and lawful status.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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There are many fields where generative AI is proving to have truly transformative potential, and some of the most interesting use cases are around mental health and wellbeing.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Here, though, Kim demonstrates some good things come in tubes, such as his gochujang red pepper paste.—
Robert Z. Pearlman,
Space.com,
1 May 2025
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So the price action in the handle has demonstrated weaker momentum.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
1 May 2025
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China is currently still saddled with a 145% import tariff, and the others were slated for tariffs ranging from 26% to 49% before Trump's 90-day pause initiated on April 9.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
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These bids can be small, like asking us about ourselves and our day, inviting us to an event, or initiating touch.—
Myisha Battle,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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For those unfamiliar, the brand was founded in Texas in the 1980s and remained on the scene until the death of its founder, Jim Autry, in 2009.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
21 Apr. 2025
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This organization was founded in 2017 by, among others, Anders Fogh Rasmussen.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
21 Apr. 2025
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To that end, the show creators introduced Catherine O’Hara as Joel’s therapist Gail in the first episode of Season 2.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the finale, a knock at the door introduces us to a stranger played by Niko Nicotera, who claims to be Alfie's father.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, the large cloud service providers today have pioneered many of their AI capabilities through their cloud suites, meaning that this is the easiest way customers can access and take advantage of these tools.—
Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D.,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The White Lotus season 3 star recently shared his thoughts on the upcoming TV project, which reboots the book series' story with a new cast after he and lead actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Emma Watson pioneered the novels' first adaptation on the big screen across eight films.—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Trader Joe's and its popular mini tote bags In April, Trader Joe's launched its mini canvas tote bags just in time for Easter.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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Their off-Earth chase was brief: Shenzhou 20 launched atop a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China today at 5:17 a.m. EDT (0917 GMT; 5:17 p.m. Beijing time).—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Establish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establish. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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