as in beginning
the point at which something begins
was present at the meeting which was later considered the genesis of the new political movement
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Recent Examples of genesis
Dobbins finished, wandered up, and sat with Denver’s head coach for a simple conversation that’ll form the genesis of how Denver’s not-so-new-look run game will produce in 2026.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Despite being about 12 years old, the genesis of Fat Cake has mostly fallen into lore.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
The genesis of that stress is, of course, learning that her mother isn’t staying at her place in New Jersey, where Mohan lined up a job to be close to her, but rather is sailing around the world with her new boyfriend.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
This was the genesis for their 2002 conversation about Summer in Baden-Baden.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026
Despite being about 12 years old, the genesis of Fat Cake has mostly fallen into lore.
—Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026
The genesis of that stress is, of course, learning that her mother isn’t staying at her place in New Jersey, where Mohan lined up a job to be close to her, but rather is sailing around the world with her new boyfriend.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
This was the genesis for their 2002 conversation about Summer in Baden-Baden.
—Literary Hub, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genesis
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Without spoiling too much, Kane and Palk get to bond over their Kansas City roots in the beginning of the show.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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The geologist Charles Lyell proposed that the very ground beneath mankind’s feet had been reshaped countless times before the beginning of human history and was even now in a state of flux.—
Kathryn Hughes,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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According to Powerball, the jackpot has been hit almost 200 times since the lottery's inception in 1992.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bollati’s’ family-run business has reported organic growth since its inception, save for the 2008 macro-financial crisis and the 2020 pandemic.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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Frankenburg has seen commercial conversations with Gulf states speed up since the onset of the Iran war, CEO Kusti Salm told CNBC.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 90% of these tumors are diagnosed in patients under 20 years old, often around the onset of puberty, making Tamura an outlier.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Kings came into the game stressing a good start, having been outscored 5-1 in the first period of their previous three outings, and instead face planted to spot the Maple Leafs a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Saturday’s quality start was quite a bit more delicate than his last, too.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Grasso will be on hand for U-M's spring commencement May 2, when former Fab Five basketball star Jalen Rose will be the speaker.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Music and Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel will deliver the keynote address at USC’s 143rd commencement ceremony at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in May, university officials announced on Monday.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Adams, who did not answer my e-mails—an alpha move, no doubt—would probably have been proud.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Chargers don't have a true alpha wideout like Hill, however.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday, the intro to space class at Metropolitan State University of Denver held a watch party for the Artemis II mission launch.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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With new composite material advances further reducing launch mass, these launch costs could be driven down even further.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Genesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genesis. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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