as in founders
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 creators
Diving Bell is among a batch of talent agencies focused on digital talent and creators, notable for focusing on talent who straddle the content creation, broadcast, literary and IP spaces.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Some of the traditional news perches aren’t waiting for creators to come knocking.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
In the intervening months, Hollywood had suffered an actors’ strike, a writers’ strike, a spiraling production exodus and a content contraction precipitated by the economics of streaming and the rise of creators on media platforms like YouTube and TikTok.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Porta is part of a growing trend of creators using widely accessible AI technologies in creative ways.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Earle had been one of the first creators to sign with the startup in 2023.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
In the late nineties and early two-thousands, Romania became a destination for international TV and film projects whose creators wanted to hire crews who were cheap and willing to endure unlimited hours.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The rules of the contest were that the images had to be the result of research affiliated with the University of Chicago and had to be original images by the creators.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
If the experiment is a success, influencers and creators might one day be able to do the same, the person added.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Apr. 2026
Some of the traditional news perches aren’t waiting for creators to come knocking.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
In the intervening months, Hollywood had suffered an actors’ strike, a writers’ strike, a spiraling production exodus and a content contraction precipitated by the economics of streaming and the rise of creators on media platforms like YouTube and TikTok.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
Porta is part of a growing trend of creators using widely accessible AI technologies in creative ways.
—New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
Earle had been one of the first creators to sign with the startup in 2023.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
In the late nineties and early two-thousands, Romania became a destination for international TV and film projects whose creators wanted to hire crews who were cheap and willing to endure unlimited hours.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The rules of the contest were that the images had to be the result of research affiliated with the University of Chicago and had to be original images by the creators.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
If the experiment is a success, influencers and creators might one day be able to do the same, the person added.
—ArsTechnica, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creators
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Jolene co-founders Anthony Kiedis and Shane Powers pose with Meadow Lane founder, Sammy Nussdorf, at the gourmet grocer's Tribeca location in New York.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Marisha Brown-Smith, the granddaughter of founders Anthony and Alda Rieke, said the family recipe has stayed the same for nine decades.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2026
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As the study authors stated, the historical sources on the Roman Empire typically don’t include information about the provinces far from the capital.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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Why royalties don't always add up In theory, authors earn additional money through royalties once book sales exceed the advance.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2026
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His inventions included an efficient alternating generator and a three-phase electrical circuit, according to the Lemelson MIT website devoted to support of modern-day inventors.—
Michael Kilian,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some of them have been given to great inventors.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Harry closed his Movember appearance with a message to fathers about mental health and the realities of parenthood.—
Megan Hustwaite,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Five fathers, including Mendez’s father, Gonzalo, who led the effort, filed the lawsuit in 1945 against school districts in Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and El Modena, which today falls under the Orange Unified School District.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 2026
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