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originated

verb

past tense of originate
as in began
to come into existence the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein

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Recent Examples of originated Harbour, who is an executive producer of the series along with Bateman, originated the project after being inspired by a New Yorker true-crime article about a fatal suburban love triangle. — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 Fourteen of those storms originated in the East Pacific, which, with two and a half months of the season still to come, will likely blow past its average seasonal storm total of 15. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026 Ink shows how Thatcher’s right-wing populism originated in the permissive society of the late ’60s. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026 Related Stories Sitting in a Lower East Side hotel bar, the duo tells Variety the idea originated as a joke. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026 Also called khakis after their most common color, the chino pant originated in the late 19th century, when it was worn by European and American soldiers serving in tropical climates. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2026 Kuchipudi—light, airy, rhythmic—originated in Andhra Pradesh, where it was performed by men, as part of mythological dance dramas. — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2026 Escola penned the play, which reimagines Mary Todd Lincoln as a wannabe cabaret singer with a prediction for booze, and originated the role of Mary Todd. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Both companies originated in France but have expanded into Spain and Portugal, while Cegid also has a presence in Germany. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originated
  1. began
  2. arose
  3. started
  4. commenced
  5. appeared
  6. was
  7. formed
  8. emerged
Verb
  • Most of us who do philosophy began by hoping to find definitions too.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Crews began working Monday on Pocket Road near East Shore Drive to replace a sewer manhole and about 50 feet of a sewer main and repave the intersection, according to the project’s webpage.
    — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of began
Verb
  • The movements that arose out of the deaths of Black people at the hands of largely white police officers and the systematic abuse of women by powerful men were hallmarks of 21st-century progressive thinking.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Sep. 2026
  • That plan nearly came together, but Fincher left the film when budgetary issues arose, and the project was put on hold.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of arose
Verb
  • The escalation ended a 2022 ceasefire that largely ended fighting in Yemen's civil war, which started when the Houthis swept in from their mountainous heartland and seized much of northern and central Yemen, including Sanaa, 12 years ago.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Ildemaro Vargas started the ninth with a walk, winning an ABS challenge on a full-count pitch initially called a strike.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of started
Verb
  • Then the Padres commenced giving him a big cushion, scoring two runs in the second inning and batting around and scoring five times in the second.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
  • As the wreckage of the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers smoldered, the United States commenced military operations in Afghanistan.
    — Daniel Byman, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of commenced
Verb
  • The 16-year-old girl who was steering the bicycle — which appeared to be a Citi Bike in footage shared by ABC7 Eyewitness News — sustained injuries to her leg and was hospitalized, per the NYPD.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Until the Houthis’ intervention, the oil situation had appeared just about manageable, thanks to Red Sea exports and the US shepherding vessels through Hormuz; oil shipments there are now at roughly a third of pre-war levels.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of appeared
Verb
  • There was a time when Florida-Auburn was one of the games that defined the SEC.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • There was a lineup of celebrities and stars who graced these halls, with a guest ledger that features Clark Gable and Bette Davis.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • Related The jazz five-piece formed in a youth club, Tomorrow’s Warriors in Enfield, north London, before growing steadily into a must-see live act and cultural leader.
    — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The fewer bonds present, the higher the temperature at which the minerals in the tooth formed.
    — Corinne Purtill Follow, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of formed
Verb
  • The company emerged from bankruptcy, sold to private equity firm Ames Watson, and is altering the way its 900 remaining standalone stores, from a peak 3,400 in 2012, reach the Alphas.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This possibility emerged from a series of discoveries, spanning decades, involving the cells of the early embryo, which possess remarkable flexibility.
    — Venki Ramakrishnan, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of emerged

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