as in to generate
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
it was your negligence that created this mess
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Recent Examples of create
Honeywell will support the NHL’s efforts of modernizing and creating more resilient, energy efficient arenas, practice facilities and community rinks across North America.
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
Part of the sale’s proceeds will be donated to the Fondazione Claudia Cardinale, which the late actress created with her daughter, Claudia Squitieri, to support contemporary audiovisual creation and female artists.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
This is In Other Worlds, an immersive experience created by designer, director, and producer Liam Young (Planet City), in collaboration with leading voices from film, TV, literature and science.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
This creates a greater need for safeguards, transparency, failover planning and awareness of unintended downstream consequences.
—Ken Nizam, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 22 May 2026
Part of the sale’s proceeds will be donated to the Fondazione Claudia Cardinale, which the late actress created with her daughter, Claudia Squitieri, to support contemporary audiovisual creation and female artists.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 22 May 2026
This is In Other Worlds, an immersive experience created by designer, director, and producer Liam Young (Planet City), in collaboration with leading voices from film, TV, literature and science.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
This creates a greater need for safeguards, transparency, failover planning and awareness of unintended downstream consequences.
—Ken Nizam, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for create
Verb
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That film generated some moody power before collapsing into a pile of surrealist-horror shards.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
20 May 2026
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The massive dataset generated by the platform allows retailers and brands to forecast demand, optimize product assortments and analyze physical consumer behavior in ways that were previously only possible through online shopping metrics.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
Verb
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My hunch is that no such evidence exists, or charges would have been brought long ago.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Even with policies in place to prevent phone usage during classes, many students still bring their phones into the classroom and use them.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
Verb
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On the topic, Becerra noted that the state should work with an AI company to ensure that data centers stay in California and operate in a manner that benefits residents rather than causing issues similar to other states.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), staph bacteria are commonly found on the skin or in the noses of many people and often do not cause problems.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Nectar is a sweet, syrupy liquid produced in the blossoms, stems and leaves of many plants.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Through the first two games of the Western Conference Finals, Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has produced numbers not seen at this stage of the postseason in roughly 50 years.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The advantage that Republicans might hope to obtain by this November, could, hypothetically, grow even more if the Democrats did nothing before 2028.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Isn’t that what a team captain would do?—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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The spread of reconstructed audio recordings has prompted a US government agency to suspend all public access to its database of civil transportation accidents—because federal law prohibits investigators from publicly releasing audio from cockpit voice recorders.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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They were inspired to form a duo as teenagers after seeing local group the Crash Crew manage to release a record, prompting Base to buy a microphone and E-Z Rock to get a mixer and turntables.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“Create.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/create. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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