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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
Working with social media creators can be an easy way for candidates to try to boost their image, particularly with a younger audience.
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Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
While the cast and creator of Nobody Wants This came out to celebrate season two at an Emmys For Your Consideration event on Friday night, season three was fresh on their minds after having just wrapped filming this week.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
By the time Garver arrived at the studio to meet producer and creator Ed Hartmann, the temporary dye had already started changing colors.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Goldman could also nab rival Anthropic as the Claude creator weighs plans to go public.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
While the cast and creator of Nobody Wants This came out to celebrate season two at an Emmys For Your Consideration event on Friday night, season three was fresh on their minds after having just wrapped filming this week.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
By the time Garver arrived at the studio to meet producer and creator Ed Hartmann, the temporary dye had already started changing colors.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
Goldman could also nab rival Anthropic as the Claude creator weighs plans to go public.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creator
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At first, the three founders—art critic Marsha Miro, dealer Susanne Feld Hilberry, and photographer Julia Reyes Taubman—envisioned creating an institution that would operate as an extension of the Detroit Institute of Arts that focused on alternative exhibition programming.—
Brianna J. Heath,
ARTnews.com,
26 May 2026
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For Regen, founder of Regen Projects, Opie’s ability to move across subjects has long defined her practice.—
Jane Horowitz,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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That isn’t to say Crichton is an author whose reputation needs resuscitating.—
Ian Mackenzie,
Literary Hub,
27 May 2026
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Daniel Sikkema, born Daniel García Carrera in Cuba, is a onetime escort and the author of the 2006 autobiography Ticket to Paradise.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
26 May 2026
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The playful relationship that Monterroso Mejia and her dad display in the film reminded Ribeiro about her own bond with her Brazilian father.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2026
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Despite all this, and despite having been jilted by her fiancé shortly after her father’s demise, the young woman remained undeterred in her ambitions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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He’d been invited to a brainstorm convened by Nathan Myhrvold, a polymath inventor.—
Ross Andersen,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2026
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In plain English, the benefits of invention spill far beyond the inventors.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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“Creator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creator. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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