as in creator
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the French painter Paul Cézanne is considered to be one of the principal generators of modern art
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Recent Examples of generator
The tune was generated using AI music generator Suno, with the accompanying content created by the team at Particle6, used new techniques around performance capture, with Particle6 founder Eline van der Velden acting out Tilly’s performance.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
About 9,000 of the approximately 17,000 generators that DC Solar claimed to have made didn’t exist, according to prosecutors.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
The downside is the vulnerability of the installations, and the oil and gas consumption required to fire the power generators that run the plants.
—Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Fourteen power generators will support the needs of the international press corps.
—Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2026
About 9,000 of the approximately 17,000 generators that DC Solar claimed to have made didn’t exist, according to prosecutors.
—Bloomberg, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026
The downside is the vulnerability of the installations, and the oil and gas consumption required to fire the power generators that run the plants.
—Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
Fourteen power generators will support the needs of the international press corps.
—Abraham Nudelstejer, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generator
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HostArmada is an excellent web host for individual creators and small businesses looking for competitive plans that won't break the bank.—
Gabriel Zamora,
PC Magazine,
8 Mar. 2026
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Reem Raouda is a leading voice in conscious parenting and the creator of the BOUND and FOUNDATIONS journals, now offered together as her Emotional Safety Bundle.—
Reem Raouda,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Kiani is the founder and executive chair of Willow Laboratories and the former chair and CEO of Masimo.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Once the deal closes, most Maplewood production will shift to Half Acre, according to Ari Megalis, head distiller and co-founder of Maplewood.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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An Israeli intelligence assessment, meanwhile, found Iran's new supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, was wounded at the start of the war -- on the day when his father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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In Chicago, Martinez’s father picked up minimum-wage jobs.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Most eFoil riders stand with their feet as the only two points of contact, but Canadian inventor Jerry McArthur – who came up through motocross and snowmobiles, not surf culture – thought that keeping your hands free meant leaving stability on the table.—
Omar Kardoudi
March 11,
New Atlas,
11 Mar. 2026
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On February 14, 1876, Bell’s lawyers filed his application at the Patent Office at almost the same time that a fellow inventor, Elisha Gray, submitted a caveat for a similar idea.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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The seventh annual San Diego Writers Festival is set to return to the Coronado Public Library and surrounding venues later this month, and three of the many authors participating in the event are La Jollans.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Obvious comparisons will be drawn between Project Hail Mary and other space survival movies like Gravity or The Martian, the latter also based on a sci-fi novel by the same author, Andy Weir.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Mar. 2026
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Rising gas prices could be a lifeline for EV makers at a time when federal support for green cars has been declining.—
Blanca Begert,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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From Halle Berry to Michelle Yeoh, history makers have won best actress gold at the Oscars.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Generator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generator. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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