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
This has involved using satellite internet services, solar power and generators drawn from across Myanmar.
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Michael Sullivan, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Many people who live in areas that get frequent storms opt to invest in a generator.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
However, the battery is powered by an internal combustion engine, acting like a generator, running on gasoline.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Transparency requirements for law firms, lead generators, and financial backers would also help ensure that consumers understand who is behind the ads filling their screens.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Michael Sullivan, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Many people who live in areas that get frequent storms opt to invest in a generator.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
However, the battery is powered by an internal combustion engine, acting like a generator, running on gasoline.
—Liam Rappleye, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Transparency requirements for law firms, lead generators, and financial backers would also help ensure that consumers understand who is behind the ads filling their screens.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generator
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Next Steps Post-Wayward, Martin has a stand-up tour in the offing and projects with Feel Good co-creator Joe Hampson in the works.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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With these awards, BAFTA also reasserts its interest in awarding video games and their creators, still a rarity in the usual awards space.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
11 Oct. 2025
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Paris dominated global fashion traffic, accounting for 49 percent of views compared with 25 percent for Milan, 17 percent for New York and 9 percent for London, Tagwalk founder and chief executive officer Alexandra Van Houtte said during a presentation on Thursday.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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But so far, no other competitors — including Boeing and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin — have been able to offer anything close to what SpaceX has.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
16 Oct. 2025
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The reason the belief is so strong is because of the lessons his father, Lionel Sr,.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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It’s been two years since Nowell became the lead singer in Sublime, the same band once headed by his late father, Bradley Nowell.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Nobel Peace Prize, along with the other Nobel Prizes, was established in accordance with the final will of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor and industrialist.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Swedish chemist, engineer and inventor Alfred Nobel liked a uniter, not a divider, even though his own experiments were aimed at blowing things up.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
9 Oct. 2025
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Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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During and after the event, 29 bird species burst into song as though a new day had begun, said the authors of a study published Thursday in the journal Science.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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The maker of brands such as KitKat and Nesquik named Navratil its new CEO last month after dismissing long-time company executive Laurent Frexie, who served as chief executive for one year before an undisclosed romantic relationship with a subordinate came to light.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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These unresolved controversies, none of which has resulted in formal charges, do not change the fact of Allen’s signal artistic accomplishments as a film-maker.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Generator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generator. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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