1
as in prototypes
something from which copies are made
please make copies to hand out, but keep the original
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as in eccentrics
a person of odd or whimsical habits
the town's singing mailman is an original, all right
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Recent Examples of originals
In exchange, the streamer — usually a global player — gets the programming expertise of their linear partner, reducing their need to spend on local originals and providing it with a means of distributing local news.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
The latter synthesizes a half-dozen Vincente Minnelli-meets-Marilyn musical numbers, minus the sweat and soul of the originals.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Both Countdown and Butterfly debuted to positive fanfare this past summer, ranking within Nielsen's Top 10 streaming originals charts.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Her oversight includes consumer publicity campaigns for FX originals that are both streamed exclusively on Hulu and Disney+, and also run on the FX and FXX cable channels.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The pickup is the first major green light for new Paramount streaming boss Cindy Holland, the former Netflix executive who joined the company after the Skydance merger closed, and Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2025
The latter synthesizes a half-dozen Vincente Minnelli-meets-Marilyn musical numbers, minus the sweat and soul of the originals.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Both Countdown and Butterfly debuted to positive fanfare this past summer, ranking within Nielsen's Top 10 streaming originals charts.
—Jessica Wang, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
Her oversight includes consumer publicity campaigns for FX originals that are both streamed exclusively on Hulu and Disney+, and also run on the FX and FXX cable channels.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
The pickup is the first major green light for new Paramount streaming boss Cindy Holland, the former Netflix executive who joined the company after the Skydance merger closed, and Paramount+ head of originals Jane Wiseman.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originals
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Five turbine prototypes were delivered to the BBF Group for testing at different sites to assess how location and height affect performance.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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Each new Songmont model undergoes wear testing; the brand fine-tunes and iterates its prototypes based on customer feedback.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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For Mimi Pond, the desire to do a book about the Mitford sisters – six larger-than-life British eccentrics (and one brother) who created a stir in both British and American culture – was obvious.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
5 Sep. 2025
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For decades, sovereign citizens largely flew under the radar in Australia as relatively harmless eccentrics with a special interest in conspiracy theories.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Doug Martin, a former running back for the Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, died while in Oakland police custody early Saturday morning, multiple sources close to the investigation told this news organization on Sunday.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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Los Angeles alone sources beef from 10 counties, and those beef suppliers rely on livestock from 469 counties, which are fed using crops grown in 828 counties.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
20 Oct. 2025
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One of the best parts to it are the recollections from his Little Italy friends and relatives, many of whom served as inspiration for his sometimes unsavory characters.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Pop Mart characters can usually be found on Amazon and StockX, and sometimes Walmart.—
Katie Decker-Jacoby,
StyleCaster,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some examples described in the ordinance are loud music, engine noise and even lawn mowers and construction sites operating at late hours.—
Gina Lee Castro,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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The current major storylines, such as the implosion of The Vision and the scramble for the vacant World Heavyweight Championship, are examples of the layered narratives that AI has historically struggled to comprehend.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Try Greek yogurt or kefir topped with fruit and nuts.—
Brittany Poulson,
Verywell Health,
14 Oct. 2025
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Shake pan to redistribute nuts, and then put it back in oven for another five minutes.—
Kathryn Gregory,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For one, spaceflight is not as simple as dragging out blueprints from old missions.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bohr did not want blueprints on the table.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Oh Boy Records plans premium digital releases of Prine’s music, as well as other rarities and collectibles to be announced.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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There will raffles and games for test pressings, rarities and other prizes.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Originals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originals. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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