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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
That’s with a supply of originals like Apple’s F1 and New Line’s Zack Cregger title Weapons, the reboot of DC Studios’ Superman, and a horror sequel a generation was craving in Final Destination Bloodlines, the highest-grossing title in the franchise ($138M domestic/$301M worldwide).
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
Netflix has made a name for itself with its buzzy originals.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
But save your wall space—on the back of each poster is a fascinating capsule with information about the show and the drawing itself, such as Julie Andrews, the star of Putting It Together, being the actress Hirschfeld drew the most (55 times) or that Sondheim bought some of the originals.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Sep. 2025
Netflix has made a name for itself with its buzzy originals.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
But save your wall space—on the back of each poster is a fascinating capsule with information about the show and the drawing itself, such as Julie Andrews, the star of Putting It Together, being the actress Hirschfeld drew the most (55 times) or that Sondheim bought some of the originals.
—Air Mail, 30 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originals
Noun
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Working together, the plant teams agreed to accept shorter lead times for receiving prototypes in return for designs with fewer problems.—
Nelson P. Repenning,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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French rocket builder and ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace announced the completion of a monthslong test campaign that subjected several subscale prototypes of its propellant tanks to high-pressure burst tests, European Spaceflight reports.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
5 Sep. 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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And more than 60 million Americans rely on drinking water from rivers and aquifers whose sources are within national forests.—
Ryan Gellert,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The #Eagles’ trade for Tank Bigsby is in part due to a need for another kick returner, sources say.—
Matt Wadleigh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Familiar names pepper the script, but characters’ circumstances, identities, and motivations have been significantly altered.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Full of big, shouty drill sergeants, lovable characters and deep introspection, the series is earnest and refreshing.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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There are further examples within Paqueta’s case, but the principle relates to a wider point on the use of data in football.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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About 115,000 examples of the TR7 were built worldwide over the model’s lifespan, of which nearly 29,000 were convertibles.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
5 Sep. 2025
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On August 22, Blue Bell Creameries announced a voluntary recall of its 64-ounce Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream due to the presence of undeclared nuts, which pose a risk to individuals with nut allergies.—
Daniel Orton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Just roll it over large patches of nuts and the roller collects them quickly.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Under the president’s new blueprints for NASA, the agency looks set to depend on Elon Musk’s outfit to loft future Moon explorers aboard the SpaceX Starship from the Kennedy Space Center as SLS flights are aborted.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Standing with the people who’ve turned grief into organizing and created blueprints for what real protection and repair can look like is a reminder of what true justice demands.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Aug. 2025
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Backman is one of the rarities.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 Aug. 2025
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But ambitious ones have become rarities, much like long magazine features and serious documentaries, surviving either as luxuries created by the privileged few or as labors of love made in the margins by committed independents who will work to keep the form alive.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Originals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originals. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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