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
OnlyFans sells subscriptions to individual creators' content, often racy videos and photos that are barred on platforms like Instagram.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Radvinsky bought a majority stake in the platform in 2018 and turned it into a cultural phenomenon that reshaped the pornography industry by allowing creators to charge directly for their content.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Episodes of the series will feature special guests, including Noor’s family and fellow content creators like Avery Woods.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Series co-creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest are also on board for the second season.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
OnlyFans allows creators to charge directly for their content.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Agricultural businesses need storytellers, social media managers and content creators to share engaging and transparent narratives about the innovative efforts taking place on their farms.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Both creators were previously members of the influencer collective Hype House.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Both creators were previously members of the influencer collective Hype House, which is where many fans first became familiar with them as part of a larger creator ecosystem.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Radvinsky bought a majority stake in the platform in 2018 and turned it into a cultural phenomenon that reshaped the pornography industry by allowing creators to charge directly for their content.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
Episodes of the series will feature special guests, including Noor’s family and fellow content creators like Avery Woods.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 23 Mar. 2026
Series co-creators Destin Daniel Cretton and Andrew Guest are also on board for the second season.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
OnlyFans allows creators to charge directly for their content.
—Kaitlyn Huamani, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Agricultural businesses need storytellers, social media managers and content creators to share engaging and transparent narratives about the innovative efforts taking place on their farms.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
Both creators were previously members of the influencer collective Hype House.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2026
Both creators were previously members of the influencer collective Hype House, which is where many fans first became familiar with them as part of a larger creator ecosystem.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creators
Noun
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Current owner Nima Alizadeh carries on the tradition started by founders Randy Robinson and Harry Johnson by offering great food along with an intriguing lineup of wines.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The 12-seat chef’s counter concept destined for Michelin wattage was born of SingleThread co-founders Kyle and Katina Connaughton’s connections to Japan.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For older sharks, the authors said, socializing may not be as integral to survival.—
BRADY DENNIS THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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This essay is part of a series developed in collaboration with World Business Chicago wherein accomplished authors envision what Chicago could and should look like in 2050.—
Mary Schmich,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The process of the invention was longer, and there were a lot of inventors before Lumière.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 2026
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Anderson never married and, like the female inventors who came before and after her, faced different constraints to entrepreneurship than men, such as prohibitions on owning property and opening bank accounts.—
Shoshi Parks,
Popular Science,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dressed in white ballgowns and escorted by their mothers and either their fathers or uncles, each Ticktocker was given a moment on stage to be honored with a brief bio and a slideshow of special moments in their lives.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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More responders as well as the climbers’ fathers, who’d driven up from the North Bay, were waiting in the trailhead parking lot.—
Gregory Thomas,
San Francisco Chronicle,
14 Mar. 2026
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