ORIGINATION Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

origination

noun

Definition of origination

as in production

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Recent Examples of origination Learn More View More Figure, however, has an easier credit score requirement and no origination fees. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 16 July 2026 An aggregation of Deutscher Startup-Verband and registry origination data from both towns suggests the Munich and Dresden metropolitan areas are currently home to nearly 3,000 startups and counting. — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The origination fees are standard but become part of the loan balance. — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

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Noun

His physical profile, athleticism and college production have him in firm position to be a big part of Parker’s pass rush plan.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
About the new Opera Carolina season The upcoming opera season has more major productions that the company put on during its current season, which listed three main stage shows but put on two.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

Definition of production

Noun

Asking how your home will be promoted, and whether it will be listed in the MLS from the very beginning, can help ensure your property has the strongest possible start.

— Heartland MLS®, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
The Bundesliga had only begun in 1963, marking the true beginning of professionalism.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of beginning

Noun

Many tiki fans cite a visit to the Tiki Room at Disneyland as the genesis of their obsession.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Correspondent Conor Knighton looks into the genesis and global impact of John Denver's first big hit; and with country star Brad Paisley about the special pull the song has for him.

— David Morgan, CBS News, 10 July 2026

Definition of genesis

Noun

Neptune can represent imagination, spirituality, idealism and illusion, while Aries is concerned with selfhood, courage and initiation.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
And A’ja Wilson got her a lovely Toy Story backpack as part of her rookie initiation in Las Vegas.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of initiation

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Any agreement to give Saudi Arabia access to nuclear technology could prove controversial, both in the US and across the Middle East, since the ability to enrich nuclear fuel could, in theory, eventually lead to the creation of nuclear weapons.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Further, such a framing of the epic seems to echo its actual creation, in that the poem is Iron Age Greek culture’s remembrance of the Mycenae hundreds of years after a major civilizational collapse.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of creation

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The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs.

— Mark Bardeen Andrejevic, Washington Post, 10 July 2026
Bill Clinton, who was giving that day’s commencement address, praised El-Sayed in his own remarks.

— Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 10 July 2026

Definition of commencement

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With origins in Spain, the style has become a go-to for editors, influencers, and celebrities alike — appreciated for its comfort and wearability in flat or high wedge form, on surfaces from concrete and grass to sand.

— Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
The hypervirulent subpopulation had a fitness disadvantage in the urinary tract—the origin of the infection.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026

Definition of origin

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Blake Snell has just started a rehab assignment and is multiple starts away from returning to the rotation after surgery to remove bone chips from his left elbow.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Seven of those games were starts, and one outing came after Hart opened the Padres’ July 2 game at Dodger Stadium.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026

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