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
Online, this generally meant that creators encouraged their followers to pair a healthy habit with a fun or existing one (scrolling while walking on the treadmill, for example) or to just link two good behaviors together (folding laundry between breaks of your at-home workout).
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Julia Landwehr, Health, 18 May 2026
YouTube partnered with French distributor MK2 for a Friday-night beach party attended by creators including Markiplier and Creator Camp founder Max Reisinger.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
As quickly spotted by online sleuths, the people consisted of Star Wars bloggers, influencers and fan creators.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Launched by Blanchett at the 2025 edition of IFFR in 2025, the Displacement Film Fund is backed by a coalition of film industry experts, creators, business leaders and philanthropists.
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 18 May 2026
The initiative offers independent creators and producers the opportunity to pitch original concepts directly to NBCUniversal television executives.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 May 2026
From the creators of the revenge dress and the revenge haircut comes…revenge eyeliner.
—Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Mamdani had spent the preceding weeks observing Ramadan alongside members of the city’s Muslim communities, breaking fast in iftar gatherings with union members or content creators.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
One of these is Paddy Galloway, which advises creators including Jimmy Donaldson, known to the world as MrBeast, and sports creator Jesse Riedel, also known as Jesser.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Julia Landwehr, Health, 18 May 2026
YouTube partnered with French distributor MK2 for a Friday-night beach party attended by creators including Markiplier and Creator Camp founder Max Reisinger.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026
As quickly spotted by online sleuths, the people consisted of Star Wars bloggers, influencers and fan creators.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Launched by Blanchett at the 2025 edition of IFFR in 2025, the Displacement Film Fund is backed by a coalition of film industry experts, creators, business leaders and philanthropists.
—Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 18 May 2026
The initiative offers independent creators and producers the opportunity to pitch original concepts directly to NBCUniversal television executives.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 May 2026
From the creators of the revenge dress and the revenge haircut comes…revenge eyeliner.
—Vanessa Santos, Glamour, 18 May 2026
Mamdani had spent the preceding weeks observing Ramadan alongside members of the city’s Muslim communities, breaking fast in iftar gatherings with union members or content creators.
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
One of these is Paddy Galloway, which advises creators including Jimmy Donaldson, known to the world as MrBeast, and sports creator Jesse Riedel, also known as Jesser.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creators
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Though OpenAI was making progress on research and development, Musk had demanded that Altman and other co-founders, including Brockman and Ilya Sutskever, make a list of employees and their key contributions, and fire everyone who didn't immediately make the grade, filings show.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Most founders built their identities around judgment, the ability to read a situation, weigh tradeoffs, and act.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Hemingway, because of his privileged-expat life among brown people, was the whitest of all white authors, the god of all Mythical English Readers, and this is why his DNA runs so deep in American letters today.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The authors found distinctive puncture marks, skeletal damage and dismemberment patterns, all of which were consistent with an apex predator that immobilizes prey through concentrated gripping force, rather than prolonged tearing or chewing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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The bar’s signature Brunello Bloody Mary nods to the hotel’s long-standing history as the drink's inventors and remains a house classic, richer and more savory than most, thanks to the wine-forward twist.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 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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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Softness and even open expression of feelings between fathers and sons are not part of the male Circassian factory model.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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“Creators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creators. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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