as in arising
to come into existence
the theory of relativity originated with Albert Einstein
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Recent Examples of originating
The group was part of an organized tour with most of the tourists originating from Moscow.
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Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Deals got done, but loans originating prior to 2024 largely failed to contemplate artificial intelligence as a meaningful business risk.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2026
Officials say the two seizures were discovered in parcels originating from Europe via Philadelphia.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 May 2026
This would give scientists a rare chance to study samples originating from the lunar mantle without drilling kilometers into the surface — something planetary scientists have wanted for decades.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Two additional adaptation projects originating from previous Pavilion conversations are currently in development, according to organizers.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 8 May 2026
The group of 80-some species has ancestors going back tens of millions of years, originating in Asia.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Zero Gravity will team with USA Today Studios to develop and produce projects — both scripted and unscripted — based on the media company’s deep sports IP vault, including articles, features and podcasts originating from USA Today and USA Today Network’s 200 local publications across the country.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 May 2026
Deals got done, but loans originating prior to 2024 largely failed to contemplate artificial intelligence as a meaningful business risk.
—Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
To ensure the fairness and credibility of our readers’ poll, any votes originating from the same IP address that exceed 20 submissions will be excluded from the final tally.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 15 May 2026
Officials say the two seizures were discovered in parcels originating from Europe via Philadelphia.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 13 May 2026
This would give scientists a rare chance to study samples originating from the lunar mantle without drilling kilometers into the surface — something planetary scientists have wanted for decades.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 May 2026
Two additional adaptation projects originating from previous Pavilion conversations are currently in development, according to organizers.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 8 May 2026
The group of 80-some species has ancestors going back tens of millions of years, originating in Asia.
—Craig Stanford, Big Think, 7 May 2026
Zero Gravity will team with USA Today Studios to develop and produce projects — both scripted and unscripted — based on the media company’s deep sports IP vault, including articles, features and podcasts originating from USA Today and USA Today Network’s 200 local publications across the country.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for originating
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One is the typical Latin American outcome, which is decades of miserable grinding inflationary stagnation, arising from mediocre government policy.—
Nathan Lewis,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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The Casimir force is a real thing, arising from the fact that a vacuum is not actually nothing.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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The deduction generally applies to the 2025 to 2028 taxable years (meaning those beginning after December 31, 2024, and before January 1, 2029).—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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From beginning to end, this is one of the rare movies that could be called perfect.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
23 May 2026
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Winston makes a cameo to execute another electric Ford Field trick play, and the Giants lose a close one with their offense starting to find a new gear.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Even with the regular season a few months away from starting, this week has been full of drama.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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The 79th annual Cannes Film Festival is around the corner, commencing May 13 with the opening ceremony at the Palais des Festivals in the south of France.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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This is the phase of the project that’s now commencing.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
8 May 2026
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Arena ads made up the vast majority of all gambling references in all of the games, appearing once every 11 seconds on average.—
Luke Connors,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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The Rachofskys, for their part, are mainstays on the annual ARTnews Top 200 Collectors list, appearing on it each edition since 2002.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
19 May 2026
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The program, which has been a regular state championship contender, will be split in half, with Prairie Ridge and Central forming one team and South and Cary-Grove forming another.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Beginning in 1866, there was discussion among club members of forming a Jewish congregation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2026
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For a while, SDFC had been emerging from its funk.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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Through programming spanning the Grammys, Emmys, Oscars, and Cannes, his work focuses on building practical and cultural bridges between the creative industries and emerging AI tools.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
14 May 2026
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“Originating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originating. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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