as in begins
to come into existence
the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein
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Recent Examples of originates
This phrase originates from drag culture where performers' wigs are sometimes removed to represent amusement or shock.
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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
The shower originates from debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle and appears to radiate from the constellation Perseus in the northeastern sky.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 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
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
The shower originates from debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle and appears to radiate from the constellation Perseus in the northeastern sky.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry
anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 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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The hunt begins But the shooter wasn’t in the crowd.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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But if that friend begins to mirror some user’s darkest thoughts, the results can be devastating.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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It was meant to show how the history of human evolution arises from our literary relationship to the earth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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Intuition arises effortlessly and quickly.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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These fees, which begin accruing once a driver arrives at the pickup location, apply until the ride starts.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Both mortgage and auto loan balances also rose, indicating that consumers may be strapped for cash as inflation continues to take hold of their wallets and the shadow cast by tariffs starts to influence consumers’ behavior.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Of course, things will continue to change as non-conference play mostly wraps up and the conference slate commences in earnest in the next couple of weeks.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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There’s now just one last day of preseason games before the NFL commences its regular season.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement GSF posted videos on social media showing the incident, later followed by a video showing damage to the vessel with burn marks on what appears to be the main deck.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the notion of mysterious objects hurtling through the air in a way that appears intelligently controlled is hard to seperate from the stigma of little green men and flying saucers.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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When heavy rain occurs, there is a potential for flooding, particularly in areas that are low-lying or prone to floods.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Sep. 2025
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There is no product in that space other than the MG Cyberster.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Nuestra Cartagena emerges as a collaborative effort to navigate those upsides and downsides as equitably and sustainably as possible, in a way that keeps all of Cartagena's communities in mind.—
Carley Rojas Ávila,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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But the more these breakaways happen in the context of a film, the quicker a pattern emerges where critical moments are undercut by multiple breaks that drag things out to a not-so-welcome 155 minute runtime.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Originates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originates. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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