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
Amazon has released several AI tools for third-party sellers, which account for more than half of all goods sold on the site, such as a product listing generator and an image and video generator for ads.
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Caterpillar’s revenue is getting a boost from the data center boom that’s leading to stronger sales of the company’s generators.
—John Kell, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Each will include 40 backup generators in case of power outages, the developer’s application shows.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
This careful balancing act achieved by successful properties acts as a revenue generator and a brand protector, with marketing expertise baked into every step of the process from optimizing venue listings to vetting marketing partnerships.
—Mark Zettl, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Annie Palmer, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Caterpillar’s revenue is getting a boost from the data center boom that’s leading to stronger sales of the company’s generators.
—John Kell, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Each will include 40 backup generators in case of power outages, the developer’s application shows.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
This careful balancing act achieved by successful properties acts as a revenue generator and a brand protector, with marketing expertise baked into every step of the process from optimizing venue listings to vetting marketing partnerships.
—Mark Zettl, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generator
Noun
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Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The manhunt for the person who killed Charlie Kirk, the influential founder of the right-wing youth activist group Turning Point USA, has entered its second day.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk, 31, is a right-wing political activist and co-founder of the Turning Point USA nonprofit that promotes far-right policies and politics on high school and college campuses.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Celebrating the assassination of a 31 year old father of two young kids is disturbing; that teachers would be among those who do so is completely unacceptable.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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His father, a hard-working Russian immigrant and patriotic US bomber pilot, taught him to respect authority.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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That’s because there are two rival American inventors of the dishwasher, with dueling patents.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the 2009 documentary Transcendent Man, the American inventor and futurist Ray Kurzweil shares his thoughts on death.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Education Assembly Bill 715 was the only priority bill of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, aiming to address antisemitism in California public schools that authors have argued has become worse in recent years, as the war between Israel and Hamas continues in Gaza.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Productions must also pass a test which allocates points to factors such as the language of the broadcast, the nationality of key members of the crew and the author of the subject matter.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia looks like the biggest winner, but other companies have made their bones as chip makers, too.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Because for any of Oracle’s future projections to make sense, its AI customers, including OpenAI, have to make, like, a lot of money — something the ChatGPT maker has shown no clear path to doing anytime soon.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Generator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generator. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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