originates

verb

present tense third-person singular of originate
as in begins
to come into existence the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein

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Recent Examples of originates The case originates from a change in admissions policy that began a decade ago, when a consulting group was hired to evaluate how the school system chose students for its middle school magnet programs. — Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026 As much as 80% of mobile traffic originates indoors, in apartment towers, shopping centers, hospitals and transit tunnels. — Stephen Farrugia, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 For a lot of truck lovers, the affection originates at a young age. — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 15 Oct. 2026 The climate phenomenon, which originates in the Pacific and leads to warmer global temperatures, has upended weather across the world, fueling extraordinary storms in the Americas. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The researchers say the findings therefore don't prove that tinnitus originates in the cochlea. — Mike McRae 07, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026 Sweet Pea Sweet pea is a traditional Edwardian pattern that originates from a house near Oban on Scotland’s west coast. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 29 Sep. 2026 This two-part Millennium Prize Problem originates in particle physics. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 Indian American groups and Democrats said that the poster discriminated against members of the Sikh religion, which originates in South Asia. — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originates
  1. begins
  2. arises
  3. starts
  4. commences
  5. appears
  6. is
  7. emerges
Verb
  • Starship is still under development, but once the rocket begins operational flights (and that day is getting closer), SpaceX plans to phase out the Falcon 9 and its Falcon Heavy variant almost entirely.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The problem begins, in part, with medical training and education.
    — Lyndon Haviland, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of begins
Verb
  • The question arises because the wicker fellow is, in spite of his earthy origin, downright Olympian in the sack.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Schrodinger’s manuscript also solves the problem that arises after the first measurement, where the distribution changes.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of arises
Verb
  • The 5-foot-9 Everette also starts at safety, but wide receiver is his true calling card.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Breaking the pattern starts with recognizing some of the most common procrastination traps.
    — Alexandra Tirado Oropeza, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of starts
Verb
  • Or to be up high and see that, down below, a town is just a grid spread out on a map and nothing more, a grid that flickers with lights that spark on as the darkness commences.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The process, in other words, commences with the industrial production of miniature supernovas.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of commences
Verb
  • No record of Gutierrez’s arrest appears in an online database maintained by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which oversees county jails, suggesting that he may have been booked in the LAPD’s detention facilities.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe someone changes the terms, a cost shifts, or a new option appears.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of appears
Verb
  • Jean Dorneval, a former Haiti defense minister, said while there is public enthusiasm and support among Haitians for Bukele’s troops, the government needs to provide answers.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Georgy Tikhomirov, a nuclear physicist at Russia’s MEPhI university, said there is still too little operating experience to assess the actual cost of the electricity and power produced.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of is
Verb
  • They’re led by Laura Berens, a CEO and entrepreneur, who emerges as the finest leader of the experiment with her firm-but-fair methods.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Tantalizing opportunities may be found in copper-oxide ceramics known as cuprates, but achieving them requires first understanding how the superconducting phenomenon emerges at relatively warm temperatures.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of emerges

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