as in begins
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the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein
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Recent Examples of originates
The development originates from CIC biomaGUNE, in collaboration with partners at BCMaterials and CIC EnergiGUN.
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Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Right-wing figures have fixated on how Mamdani eats rice with his fingers, which is how it's traditionally eaten where his family originates in India.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Every word originates somewhere.
—Literary Hub, 20 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
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Right-wing figures have fixated on how Mamdani eats rice with his fingers, which is how it's traditionally eaten where his family originates in India.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
Every word originates somewhere.
—Literary Hub, 20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originates
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On the plane, Dick clutches the slingshot and begins sweating and muttering to himself before becoming unresponsive.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hydroplaning is the term for when a vehicle begins sliding uncontrollably on wet roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Violence arises from a different kind of performance.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
6 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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The home’s spa-like wellness wing, which includes a gym, sauna, contrast therapy, and massage room, was a major selling point for a guy whose day starts only after a cold plunge, weightlifting, and cardio.—
Kathryn Romeyn,
Architectural Digest,
7 Nov. 2025
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The magnifying glass is on every team, who starts to fold now that the stakes are higher?—
Jordan Mendoza,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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So commences a night of harrowing encounters and trauma both physical and mental, starting with Ron and Mike’s trip to meet Oliver at a bar after one of his shows.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 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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Florida, however, appears committed to the trades.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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One of the vehicles – a cargo truck bearing the dairy factory’s logo – appears to be completely torched, with a thick cloud of black smoke rising from it.—
Zeena Saifi,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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There is a road closure at West 135th Street and US-69 South.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Once there is a final design, the city will be able to seek grants and other funding for the project.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 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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