as in begins
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the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein
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Recent Examples of originates
Every word originates somewhere.
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Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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
Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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
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Poetry is a feeling worth getting down, a process that begins with attending and listening.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The offseason begins in earnest now that the Los Angeles Dodgers defended their title by beating the Toronto Blue Jays in Saturday night’s epic Game 7.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Sure, the rules might be the same everywhere, as the Universe fundamentally uses the same fundamental ingredients and the same fundamental laws to form stars, planets, and whatever molecular machinery arises on those worlds all throughout the Universe.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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But every shift in the tone of the film arises out of DaCosta’s feeling about the protagonist.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the right shoe starts with a black pigskin suede base and mixes in blurred and distorted details to represent the pixelated side.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
31 Oct. 2025
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His goals are unknown, but before the game starts, a little girl in a red dress approaches him.—
Will Borger,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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Just last week, the Facchino Family began demolishing structures at its 13-acre property at 1655 Berryessa Road before construction commences on a new mixed-income neighborhood near the BART Station.—
Devan Patel,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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Here, for now, are three pressing questions as the offseason commences.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The fact that the county is looking to launch the same number of spots appears to be a coincidence, although two leaders from Father Joe’s — Chief Health Officer Megan Partch and Chief Strategy Officer Joshua Bohannan — showed up to Tuesday’s board meeting to praise the proposal.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Instead, the program appears to rely heavily on sensationalized accounts from secondary sources with no direct knowledge or relationship with him or his family.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Lawson may not suit up against the Bears, but there is a chance that Jackson will.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But there is a sense that these great rivals are more evenly matched this time around, with Xabi Alonso’s arrival helping to tighten up a Madrid side who still look just as devastating up top.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Mamdani’s vision of an equitable, affordable urbanity emerges as a challenge to this long history of abandonment and exclusion.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also effective is the picture that gradually emerges of the two parents at the center of this whole thing.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Originates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originates. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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