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as in to prove
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation
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as in to demonstrate
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town
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as in to initiate
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
established the first school in the town
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Recent Examples of establish
Michael Corleone tells his soon-to-be wife how his father was able to establish himself as a ruthless negotiator.
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Lavallee described Kansas City’s comics scene as established but often underrecognized.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
These are plants that require two years of care to establish themselves before blooming.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Danantara was established with this principle in mind.
—Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
Lavallee described Kansas City’s comics scene as established but often underrecognized.
—Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
These are plants that require two years of care to establish themselves before blooming.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026
Danantara was established with this principle in mind.
—Pandu Sjahrir, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for establish
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The idea that transparency offers a route to closure is already proving illusory.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Ultimately, neither proved disqualifying for the mild-mannered tackle.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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The Griffin lander will demonstrate its ability to land with no official NASA payload, but will touch down on Mons Mouton near the western rim of Nobile crater close to the lunar south pole.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the competitive landscape, the model is expected to go head-to-head with rivals such as the Geely Galaxy M9, a large plug-in hybrid SUV that has already demonstrated strong early market traction with more than 11,000 deliveries in just the first two months of the year.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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In August last year, The Athletic revealed the new redevelopment proposals after the first plans, initiated by Villa’s then chief executive Christian Purslow in April 2022, were shelved despite securing planning permission in the December of that year.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The bank initiated research coverage of the location-sharing, family safety app with a buy rating, and a 12-month price target of $60 price target, implying 32% upside from Tuesday’s close.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2026
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August 23 – September 22 A smart adjustment today creates more momentum than effort.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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The barbs that President Barack Obama and Seth Meyers hurled at him created a political narrative that persists.—
Elahe Izadi,
Washington Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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When one landowner stuck a fireworks stand on the property across the way and was letting consumers shoot them off on-site, Foreman fought it by founding the Church of Peace and Quiet.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2026
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Ksubi Ksubi is celebrating 420 by dropping a new capsule collection with STAYME70, the premium cannabis brand founded by former professional basketball player Carmelo Anthony.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Verbeten introduced her bill at the Senate Judiciary Committee, and there were a lot of questions.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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But his music was quite different from the pieces that Paolo introduced me to over the next year, all of which were written in the mid-eighteenth century.—
Tim Parks,
New Yorker,
11 Apr. 2026
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Forty years after the cult-classic movie that pioneered CGI and inspired generations of fans, an all-new story picks up from the end credits and takes off for the stars!—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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So we were intrigued to learn that Copeland had teamed up with celebrated naturalist Martyn Stewart for a pioneering album, sharing the limelight, not with Sting, but with hyenas, owls and howler monkeys.—
Heather Abbott,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2026
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The booster launched Northrop Grumman's previous cargo flight, NG-23, NASA's Crew-11 astronaut flight, the Axiom Space Ax-4 astronaut flight and three Starlink missions, according to a SpaceX description.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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The third flight of the series is expected to launch sometime next year, with the plan to stay in Earth orbit to test the gear that will send astronauts to the lunar surface.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Establish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establish. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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