originates

present tense third-person singular of originate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of originates If a storm originates in the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, or eastern North Pacific, it is classified as a hurricane. Julia Gomez, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 When the orbit of 3I/ATLAS is traced into the past, the comet clearly originates from outside our solar system. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 That’s where the film originates — from that intergenerational dialogue between our generation and the generation of women born in the 1960s. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 23 Sep. 2025 Air fryers work by circulating hot air, which originates at the bottom of the fryer. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025 This phrase originates from drag culture where performers' wigs are sometimes removed to represent amusement or shock. Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025 After undergoing testing, scans and a biopsy, Barbery was diagnosed with olfactory neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer that originates in the nasal cavity. Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 13 Aug. 2025 That creates avoidable detours and latency penalties, even for traffic that originates just down the road. Ivo Ivanov, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originates
Verb
  • The Orionid meteor shower peak begins tonight, welcoming a spectacular natural light show that could see a flurry of shooting stars spawned by Halley's Comet brighten the dark, moonless sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Both were called up to the national team for the upcoming window, which begins next week.
    Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No matter what situation arises, the player knows how to solve it.
    Joe Boylan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Digital exhaustion is a modern workplace challenge that arises not from poor management, but from the way digital tools disrupt our cognitive and emotional balance.
    Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That could drag down lenders that are most susceptible if the economy really starts to take a turn for the worse.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The track starts with a pulsating Simmons bass riff, setting the tone for one of Kiss' funkier guitar grooves.
    Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Here, for now, are three pressing questions as the offseason commences.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • After 2029 the moon will pass south of the Pleiades until the next series commences in 2042.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The European Commission appears to have some sympathy with this view, and is currently conducting an investigation into Chinese wind turbine pricing.
    Andrew Saunders, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The study appears in Cell Reports.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There isn’t a ton of video footage of him, but there’s this interview with Robert Ressler and some of that is in the Peacock documentary.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 18 Oct. 2025
  • So, because of that, there is some gaging and figuring out to do.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Can Sheppard play well enough that Houston emerges as a contender with him as its point guard?
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Reassess the lawn when spring growth emerges to determine if overseeding or sod is needed.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Originates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originates. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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