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as in inventor
one who creates or introduces something new
Thomas Edison was the originator of the light bulb
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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Copernicus is sometimes hailed as the originator of modern astronomy, for he overturned the notion of an earth-centered universe
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Recent Examples of originator
In addition to your loan application, your mortgage loan originator and loan processor are going to ask you for a lot of documentation such as tax documents, paystubs and bank statements.
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
About 146 years after that White House dinner, the originators behind McDonald’s began the relentless mission of making sure French fries, and the overall McDonald’s brand, were forever entangled with America.
—Amanda Hancock, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
This is the originator that’s still innovating.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Randy Wright was an eighth-grade civics teacher and is the originator of the Liberty Dollar Bill Act.
—Randy Wright, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Lazerson, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
About 146 years after that White House dinner, the originators behind McDonald’s began the relentless mission of making sure French fries, and the overall McDonald’s brand, were forever entangled with America.
—Amanda Hancock, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
This is the originator that’s still innovating.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Randy Wright was an eighth-grade civics teacher and is the originator of the Liberty Dollar Bill Act.
—Randy Wright, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for originator
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Ben-Noon is a co-founder of Nano Dimension, the company from which the AME technology was acquired, and a co-inventor of the AME technology itself.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The new, polar bear-esque robot by the inventor of the iRobot vacuum was all over the internet this week — eyelashes beating and tail wagging.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
6 May 2026
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Lonnie Ali, the boxer's wife and co-founder of the Ali Center, is an executive producer and consultant on the project due out later this year.—
Wendy Naugle,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Musk, who donated $38 million to OpenAI early on, wanted control of the for-profit; the other founders were against it.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
12 May 2026
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Similar to the designer style, this bag has a suede finish, giving it a polished look that pairs well with both casual and dressier outfits.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The gingham lining is similar to pricier picks by designers like Burberry, but on sale for thousands cheaper.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
13 May 2026
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Mamdani had spent the preceding weeks observing Ramadan alongside members of the city’s Muslim communities, breaking fast in iftar gatherings with union members or content creators.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
11 May 2026
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The award marks further recognition of both creator-writer Raphael Montes, king of crime fiction in Brazil, and in this case HBO Max Latin America’s first original telenovela as global streamers move very successfully into the long series format.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Ahmed’s family of ten—the couple has seven children, and also cares for Ahmed’s elderly father—lives in two adjoining caravans made of metal sheets.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Rex Reed, the film critic and author whose pithy reviews and provocative Hollywood interviews established him as a bad boy of entertainment journalism, died Tuesday morning, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
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China plans to initially divert some four billion cubic meters of water from the Yangtze to the Yellow River annually in the first phase of part of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project—but that’s less water than what’s being captured by the Yangtze, the study authors warn.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
12 May 2026
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