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
Co-created by and starring Dan Levy, the darkly funny series mixes dysfunctional family antics with the drama of being pulled into an organized crime ring.
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The vinegar, which is used instead of lemon juice, helps create a creamy filling and the sautéed apples add a warmth that makes for a satisfying bite.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Founded by Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006, the charity focuses on creating solutions to issues relating to young people’s health, wealth inequality and climate resilience in Lesotho and Botswana.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
As Noguchi himself noted, his best works were never created.
—Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
The vinegar, which is used instead of lemon juice, helps create a creamy filling and the sautéed apples add a warmth that makes for a satisfying bite.
—Abby Fribush, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Founded by Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006, the charity focuses on creating solutions to issues relating to young people’s health, wealth inequality and climate resilience in Lesotho and Botswana.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
As Noguchi himself noted, his best works were never created.
—Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for create
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Some early testers have used Skills to quickly enter prompts to calculate protein macros in a recipe, generate side-by-side comparisons across multiple tabs while shopping, and summarize lengthy documents, Google adds.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
15 Apr. 2026
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The book was completed months before Anthropic’s redlines generated new interest in autonomous-drone swarms and killer robots, but even then the writing was on the wall.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
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Community members are asked to bring their own bags.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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This thing that brings us into the world can so quickly be deemed indecent.—
Jennifer Wilson,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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One example might be the inconvenience caused by a mass political uprising, one that risks the security, safety, and comfort of its participants.—
Hanif Abdurraqib,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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The committee will hold public hearings to learn what caused the collapse and how similar accidents can be avoided in the future.—
Tom Ignudo,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The bowl-back, thanks to its shape, produces a greater number of high partial harmonics that give it a distinctive, delicate tone preferred by most players of classical music.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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The Dolby audience repeatedly cheered as Jackson, Smith and Ladd shared backstage stories about the series, one of numerous TV hits developed and produced by Aaron Spelling and Leonard Goldberg.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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That leaves Washington at a strange juncture, with widespread agreement among lawmakers that something should be done to address the issue of prediction markets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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LaCava said money is set aside for a complete repaving of Via Capri once utility work in the area is done.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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That prompted an internal probe once the agency became aware, after which the agent was ultimately fired.—
Sasha Pezenik,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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There have also been growing expectations that the global energy shock and higher fuel prices due to the Iran war could prompt more drivers to want to switch to EVs.—
Chan Ho-Him,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Create.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/create. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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