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
Esse and Sarr with a fit Wharton and Eze are the genesis of that.
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Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Versions of the anti-commandeering doctrine, which says among other things that the federal government cannot compel the states to carry out federal regulatory functions or commandeer state agencies for their purposes, have existed since the genesis of the country.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
The Lakers’ 123-116 loss to Golden State on Thursday night probably had its genesis in a scoreless drought of more than six minutes, the final 3:43 of the first quarter and the first 2:29 of the second.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
Writing on the seventieth anniversary of the war’s end, in the preface to his magisterial The German War (2015), Oxford’s Nicholas Stargardt described the book’s genesis a decade earlier, in 2005.
—Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Versions of the anti-commandeering doctrine, which says among other things that the federal government cannot compel the states to carry out federal regulatory functions or commandeer state agencies for their purposes, have existed since the genesis of the country.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 Feb. 2025
The Lakers’ 123-116 loss to Golden State on Thursday night probably had its genesis in a scoreless drought of more than six minutes, the final 3:43 of the first quarter and the first 2:29 of the second.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2025
Writing on the seventieth anniversary of the war’s end, in the preface to his magisterial The German War (2015), Oxford’s Nicholas Stargardt described the book’s genesis a decade earlier, in 2005.
—Chris Doyle, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genesis
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Type 1: The Starting Goal The first type of financial goal is the one set at the beginning of a financial journey.—
Andrew Rosen,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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There were language gaps, especially at the beginning.—
Essence,
Essence,
24 Apr. 2025
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For those seeking less volatility than individual stocks, consider the High-Quality portfolio, which has outperformed the S&P 500 and delivered returns of over 91% since its inception.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Since its inception, the event has grown while maintaining the welcoming feel of peeking into someone’s life and design style.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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What To Know The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to the cancellation of National Social Security Month in 2020 and it was not reinstated during the Biden administration.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
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Barker says the league has embraced the two different viewing perspectives of seeing players live on site or with their families elsewhere after conducting a fully virtual draft during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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But while the Albertsons crew is only just revealing themselves for the first time, discretion was only really a priority at the very start.—
Nate Rogers,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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To this point, this is the worst start to a presidential term for the S & P 500 since 1928.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2025
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Today’s college students are thinking about careers long before commencement rolls around.—
Christine Y. Cruzvergara,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The commencement announcement comes about two months after Texas State University announced plans to award Sheridan an honorary doctorate.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Would a first-round rookie become that alpha right away?—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Players first got their hands on it in May, 2009, and then an alpha and beta version followed before the full 1.0 release in 2011.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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In her launch video, Stratton wasted no time outlining the stakes.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
25 Apr. 2025
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While posing for photos at the New York City book launch event, Knowles was joined by Holmes.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Genesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genesis. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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