as in began
to come into existence
the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein
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Recent Examples of originated
There’s a lot of beauty and thought that actually originated here.
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Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In a video posted in July, Misstee made the claims and said the story originated from social media.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The fabric technology originated at Stanford a decade ago.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Both groups originated in Ecuador.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The fire originated in the basement near the furnace after water in the wall leaked onto a panel, Kloth said.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The data was based on a subsample from more than 15 million loans originated during this period.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Approximately 95% of its revenue last quarter originated from interest on the cash and bonds that support its stablecoins.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
The fire is thought to have originated from natural causes.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
In a video posted in July, Misstee made the claims and said the story originated from social media.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
The fabric technology originated at Stanford a decade ago.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Both groups originated in Ecuador.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
The fire originated in the basement near the furnace after water in the wall leaked onto a panel, Kloth said.
—Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The data was based on a subsample from more than 15 million loans originated during this period.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Approximately 95% of its revenue last quarter originated from interest on the cash and bonds that support its stablecoins.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originated
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Russell’s touchdown came 3 plays after Green ran for 35 yards on the first play of the possession that began at midfield.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Sep. 2025
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LaFleur began his Packer career going 8-0 against the NFC North and was 15-3 in his first three seasons.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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To be sure, many approaches have been tried in the past, but all sorts of predictions that arose from them have yet to be validated or borne out by experiment.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
5 Sep. 2025
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But the first controversy arose, again, in Kentucky.—
Lydia Artz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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And to round things out, a couple volleyball-centric stories, as the Cards started their 2025 campaign last week.—
Payton Titus,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Bhutia quit his corporate life and started a cloud kitchen in 2023.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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Last year, 39-year-old Kendra Frazer was found dead just hours before the festival commenced.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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And despite holding a groundbreaking ceremony last September, building still has not commenced on a 120-bed behavioral health facility on the campus of Palomar Medical Center in Escondido.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Sosa also appeared at this year’s Cubs Convention and spent time around the team during spring training in Arizona.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Lady Gaga led the nominations with 12 mentions including Artist of the Year and appeared at the event while still on tour with her Mayhem Ball.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
8 Sep. 2025
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But with an encouraging slate of opponents upcoming, there’s more hope for this Cowboys team to make a push for the playoffs today than there was yesterday.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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If there was the intention to strengthen in central defence with Jaka Bijol, should that have heralded the right moment to generate more room in the transfer budget with Struijk’s sale?—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And, thus, Milwaukee Beach Ambassadors was formed.—
Cailey Gleeson,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Over two years of war there has been no significant action or mass demonstration, no rhetoric of resistance has formed and there has only been a single general strike, which lasted 60 minutes and that was not against the war but in favor of the return of the hostages.—
Uriel Kon
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
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Another video emerged that showed that Prescott spit on the ground in Carter’s direction first, but Carter then spit on Prescott’s chest, drawing the ejection.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Immediately after the ball landed, Boone emerged from the dugout and asked crew chief Adrian Johnson to examine the bat.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Originated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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