originations

plural of origination

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Noun
  • An international collaboration between 17 academic and scientific institutions, The Memory of Darkness, Light, and Ice was nominated in a competitive category against productions from NOVA, National Geographic Documentary Films and Netflix.
    Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • Public fireworks productions require display permits, according to state rules.
    Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Recent Harvard commencements have grown much more political.
    Michael Casey, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • Originally called MarchingOrder, Tassel had provided services for commencements for around 20 years before adding the AI name offering.
    Kendall Staton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2026
Noun
  • Franco-Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, whose innovations in kinetic and Op art presaged the interactive art of today, died in Paris on May 30.
    News Desk, Artforum, 8 June 2026
  • Who knew that one of the greatest innovations was right here, sitting under our noses in midtown this whole time?
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • But its prediction-market bet shows how these platforms are beginning to outgrow their YOLO beginnings and could one day underpin big parts of traditional finance.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 4 June 2026
  • Even the set for Simon’s modest apartment on Lexington Avenue evoked Cretton’s humble beginnings.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Their work provided later generations of architects with valuable guidance.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
  • If someone was caught, and murdered, scraps of their body were circulated as souvenirs and passed down through generations of white families as heirlooms.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Cerebras Systems – The artificial intelligence chipmaker saw shares rocket 20% after a slate of bullish initiations from Wall Street firms.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Singer has given up multiple homers in five of his last seven starts.
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • The forward played in 137 games, including 97 starts, over his four seasons at Kansas, which concluded in 2024-25.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Young Washington, a narrative look at the American president’s origins starring Ben Kingsley, Mary-Louise Parker, Kelsey Grammer and Andy Serkis, will debut Saturday at the Tribeca Festival in New York.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 June 2026
  • As expected, many of the other genes came from either the Asgard archaea or Alphaproteobacteria, consistent with the big-picture model of our origins.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
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“Originations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originations. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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