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as in proving
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 demonstrating
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 founding
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 establishing
Oz aired for six seasons, establishing HBO as a home for serious adult dramas, and establishing Winters’s screen image, as well — that captivating blend of menace and vulnerability.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The risk with this approach is that Harvard would live to fight another day, but become complicit in establishing a precedent that goes against the fundamental rights inherent in our democracy.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The show nonetheless succeeds in establishing a sense of nostalgia for the idea of the newspaper—not as a vector of Pulitzer-worthy journalism, necessarily, but as a physical thing.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
There, the group laid out its goal of establishing the six states of New England – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont – as white-only.
—Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
However, as the need to help animals without loving homes became increasingly apparent, the team's mission shifted towards establishing a nonprofit that would provide shelter, medical care, and love to animals who need it most.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Williams, an Obama appointee, had granted a preliminary injunction in August in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, which argued that the state and federal governments had not followed federal environmental regulations while establishing the site.
—Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The experts also recommend keeping devices out of bedrooms at night, establishing screen-free meals and even considering delaying access until mid-adolescence.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite going no-contact, the woman finally approached her mother-in-law about establishing some ground rules in order to move forward.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The risk with this approach is that Harvard would live to fight another day, but become complicit in establishing a precedent that goes against the fundamental rights inherent in our democracy.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The show nonetheless succeeds in establishing a sense of nostalgia for the idea of the newspaper—not as a vector of Pulitzer-worthy journalism, necessarily, but as a physical thing.
—Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025
There, the group laid out its goal of establishing the six states of New England – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont – as white-only.
—Paul J. Becker, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
However, as the need to help animals without loving homes became increasingly apparent, the team's mission shifted towards establishing a nonprofit that would provide shelter, medical care, and love to animals who need it most.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Williams, an Obama appointee, had granted a preliminary injunction in August in a lawsuit brought by environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe, which argued that the state and federal governments had not followed federal environmental regulations while establishing the site.
—Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
The experts also recommend keeping devices out of bedrooms at night, establishing screen-free meals and even considering delaying access until mid-adolescence.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
Despite going no-contact, the woman finally approached her mother-in-law about establishing some ground rules in order to move forward.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for establishing
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Arsenal know that and Smith will take no time proving it.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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And succeeding on Wall Street means proving it every day — a proposition only complicated by a retail world that is, well, more complicated.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
3 Sep. 2025
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Soon, Geoffrey Hinton and his graduate students began demonstrating that neural networks, trained on large datasets and run on GPUs, could do things—like classify images into a thousand different categories—that would have been impossible in the late 1980s.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Fahey Rush was often responsible for demonstrating how the company’s TV audiences — in the linear era, some of the industry’s youngest — behaved and consumed media and advertising.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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DanceWorks Chicago, a longtime incubator that wrote the book on springboarding early career performers, plans to sunset at the end of the year, aligned with founding artistic director Julie Nakagawa’s retirement.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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That’s exactly the sort of work that Jason Wiggam, a founding partner of Wiggam Law in Atlanta, Georgia, does.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The semiconductor industry and the equipment that support that industry are showing robust continuous growth in most parts of the world supporting consumer, industrial and data center applications.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Investigators found notebooks filled with hate, violent thoughts and admiration for mass murderers, showing clear signs of deep mental instability.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Yet in this case, according to many sources close to the government, the president had been personally involved in promoting, initiating, and negotiating a deeply unpopular law.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
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Think of them less as tools and more as junior analysts—capable of triaging alerts, gathering context and even initiating remediation when authorized.—
Tony Bradley,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Officials are now working on drafting new rules and licensing regulations that would change that, creating a new type of marijuana business allowed in the city after voters legalized recreational marijuana statewide in 2022.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Millions will die, but society will finally get serious about creating adequate fail-safes for this new technology.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Neckties and pussycat bows remain a Bella Freud signature, and Ruspoli also helped Freud secure her first clothing commission—by introducing her to his friend Keith Richards.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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Both are in Toronto introducing the project to potential collaborators and partners in town for the Toronto Film Festival.—
Jennie Punter,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rise of Asian venture capital In the early 2000s, pioneering firms like GGV Capital (Singapore) and IDG Capital (Beijing) imported Silicon Valley’s venture playbook—multistage funding, board guidance and equity-for-pay.—
Rich Karlgaard,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The company initially faced significant challenges in bringing its pioneering technology to Bay Area streets and highways, with some local leaders chafing against their lack of authority over where the vehicles operate.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Establishing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establishing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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