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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
although some people see Freud as the creator of psychology, that isn't really true
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Recent Examples of creator
Adding him would mean the Kings would still need a primary ball handler and offensive creator to take advantage of Wilson’s ability to finish.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Another creator, @whoisraelin, also picked up a Whole Foods Family Meal in a recent video that racked up more than 2 million views.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
The sector bucked the hiring caution that infected so many other industries last year, becoming the biggest job creator.
—Conor Sen, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Season 2 is expected to begin shooting this summer, creator Jacob Tierney told Variety’s Marc Malkin at the GLAAD Media Awards earlier this month.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Another creator, @whoisraelin, also picked up a Whole Foods Family Meal in a recent video that racked up more than 2 million views.
—Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Mar. 2026
The sector bucked the hiring caution that infected so many other industries last year, becoming the biggest job creator.
—Conor Sen, Twin Cities, 15 Mar. 2026
Season 2 is expected to begin shooting this summer, creator Jacob Tierney told Variety’s Marc Malkin at the GLAAD Media Awards earlier this month.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creator
Noun
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The project came about via Galliano’s conversations with Marta Ortega Perez—the chair of Inditex, Zara’s parent company, and the daughter of Inditex founder Amancio Ortega.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
17 Mar. 2026
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Brodeur, who has been with the company for more than a decade, currently co-manages Diplo, Major Lazer and A-Trak with CEO and founder Andrew McInnes as well as well as managing Chicago based duo Drama and producer Kito.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Actor Issa Rae, musician Bela Fleck and author Louise Penny were among the numerous artists who withdrew from appearances, while consultants such as musician Ben Folds and singer Renée Fleming resigned.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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Decisions are made for him by his father (iconic horror director David Cronenberg) and his sister.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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The younger Khamenei has not made a public appearance since his father was killed in the war's opening salvos during which he reportedly was also wounded.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
19 Mar. 2026
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Founded by Thomas Edison, the American inventor of the electric lightbulb, the company was long an orphan in the GE corporate portfolio, kept more for sentimental reasons, some analysts believed, than commercial ones.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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Most eFoil riders stand with their feet as the only two points of contact, but Canadian inventor Jerry McArthur – who came up through motocross and snowmobiles, not surf culture – thought that keeping your hands free meant leaving stability on the table.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 11,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2026
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