1
as in initial
coming before all others in time or order
the original plan had to be discarded when the situation changed drastically
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2
as in innovative
having the skill and imagination to create new things
an original artist who wanted his paintings to convey his emotional responses to the people, objects, and landscapes he painted
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3
as in novel
not known or experienced before
separate categories for original and adapted screenplays
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1
as in prototype
something from which copies are made
please make copies to hand out, but keep the original
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2
as in character
a person of odd or whimsical habits
the town's singing mailman is an original, all right
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Recent Examples of original
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Sony isn’t giving up on original movies aimed at women.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The Netflix original tells the story of Martha Hoffman (Marilú Marini), an eccentric and wealthy patron of the arts who is committed to a psychiatric clinic by her daughters.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The number of people who saw it on Netflix and Peacock has dwarfed the original way it was released.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, Sony isn’t giving up on original movies aimed at women.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2025
Noun
The gameplay builds off the original in ways that remain familiar but change just about every approach to combat and exploration.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
The Netflix original tells the story of Martha Hoffman (Marilú Marini), an eccentric and wealthy patron of the arts who is committed to a psychiatric clinic by her daughters.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for original
Adjective
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Place your initial $5 bet on one of Sunday's games to instantly unlock $200 in bonus bets alongside a $200 NFL Sunday Ticket discount.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
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Ruud made a big push at the start of the second set, looking to basically stick a fork in the match by winning the 28-year-old American’s initial service game.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As a leader, putting your focus building a truly innovative organization can enable you to pull up and look at the equity landscape from a bigger picture lens.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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While technology has always played a role in diagnosing and treating disease, the health care industry as a whole has been slower to adopt innovative digital platforms for analyzing data to change how care is delivered.—
Alice Park,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Universal Pictures has pushed back the release of Other Mommy, its horror film from Atomic Monster, based on the novel Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman (Bird Box).—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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New Therapies Targeting Inflammaging While lifestyle interventions remain fundamental, advances in biomedical research are yielding novel therapies that target the underlying mechanisms of inflammation.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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More than half a ton has already been collected, with materials shredded and repurposed into outdoor furniture or reused in 3D printing prototypes.—
Dianne Plummer,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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As per the team, the pioneering solution marks a massive step forward in making the first hydride ion prototype battery, moving the technology from a theoretical concept to experimental proof of its feasibility.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Iger has been a fearless, equal opportunity offender in defending Disney’s corporate character, whether from intrusions by the left or by the right.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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The character's scientific background becomes crucial to the investigation.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The first pair, Wild Life (1440p) and Wild Life Extreme (4K), uses the Vulkan graphics API to measure GPU speeds.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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The first hepatitis B vaccine was licensed in 1981, and the ACIP recommended a vaccine dose universally for all babies in 1991.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Still others could be finding creative funding solutions — from selling naming rights to signing advertising sponsorships that tap into community and alumni networks.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, the new chief executive officer of the British Fashion Council, a former fashion editor who was most recently executive creative director of Selfridges, isn’t frustrated or angry about the myriad challenges London fashion is facing right now.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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While he's shown flashes of his ability to lead the team on scoring drives, consecutive losses to start the season probably isn't what Bears fans hoped to see under new coach Ben Johnson.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Sep. 2025
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But the anger that left-leaning media critics felt is clearly gaining more traction with a broader swath of the Democratic Party — people who are opening their wallets and dedicating their time to consuming new and independent media.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Original.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/original. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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