Thesaurus results for SOURCES

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noun

plural of source

as in origins

a point or place at which something is invented or provided we were uncertain as to the source of the rumors a source of inspiration

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as in headwaters

the beginning part of a stream 19th-century explorers who sought the source of the Nile

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as in references

something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information the professor asked the students to have at least five different sources for their papers

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verb

present tense third-person singular of source

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Recent Examples of sources

Noun

Rooftop honey from on-site beehives makes its way onto breakfast plates, and the kitchen sources local produce and sustainable seafood. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2026 Spring-flowering nectar sources include the native Virginia bluebells, wild columbine, wild geranium and woodland phlox. —

Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2026 Criminals operating at different rungs of the ladder dominate the only real sources of money. —

Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2026 Or that mining companies, which regularly extract water from lakes, rivers, and other reservoirs to support their operations, have experienced double-digit percent decreases in productivity as a result of depleted water sources in areas prone to drought. —

Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 It is believed, according to industry sources, that negotiations with Charlotte Tilbury, which generates about 15 percent of Puig’s sales, was an important sticking point in negotiations. —

Footwear News, 22 May 2026 Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, issued a directive that near-weapons-grade uranium in the country should not be sent abroad, Reuters reported Thursday, citing Iranian sources. —

Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 May 2026 Lionsgate Television, which produces the series, is shopping it to other platforms, sources tell Deadline. —

Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 May 2026 Multiple sources later confirmed their split to PEOPLE in January 2025, though they were spotted together on several occasions in the months to follow. —

Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026

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That same day the Associated Press reported that two Argentine officials who were investigating the origins of the outbreak and spoke on the condition of anonymity said the government’s leading hypothesis was that the couple contracted the virus while bird-watching in Ushuaia before the cruise.

— Kate Wong, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
Muslim Americans too have claimed the couple as ancestors, forging a lineage in America that stretches back before the formation of the United States, an alluring story of American origins, belonging, and place within a national story that has largely rejected them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026