originations

Definition of originationsnext
plural of origination

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for originations
Noun
  • Those videos, especially in the case of Alex Pretti’s shooting, drowned out both the slop and slick government productions.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The new normal for Georgia film and TV productions remains slow and steady.
    Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • By moving some commencements away from increasingly costly private sites, the financially ailing school district could have saved about half a million dollars a year.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Each organizational choice created affordances and constraints that shaped subsequent innovations.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Expect practical assistance, love and blessings, innovations, and plenty of money.
    Tribune Content Agency, Baltimore Sun, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Seattle Seahawks' Julian Love, Rylie Mills, and Eric Saubert, along with the New England Patriots' Robert Spillane, all trace their football beginnings to Chicagoland high schools — Spillane at Fenwick, Saubert at Hoffman Estates, Love at Nazareth Academy, and Mills at Lake Forest.
    Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Singer and rapper Bad Bunny may be gracing the stage as the performer at Sunday's Super Bowl LX halftime show, but his beginnings started thousands of miles away in Puerto Rico with his mother, father, and two brothers.
    Kate Perez, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The event will bring together Purple Heart recipients from across conflicts and generations.
    Frank Lennon, The Providence Journal, 9 Feb. 2026
  • An appearance from the Spanish Harlem native, a mainstay of the '90s and the top-selling salsa artist of all time, would help bridge generations of Latin music.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But some like the Kimbell’s have eyes and other piercings cut into them and used likely as part of initiations or the end of a ritual.
    James Russell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Nov. 2025
  • The online ticket platform advanced about 5% after bullish initiations of research coverage at several Wall Street following its September 17 initial public offering.
    Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Heck, 2011-17 Kershaw basically doubles deGrom’s starts and innings.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Here's when daylight saving time 2026 starts What is Lent?
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Valentine's Day pagan connections One of the most common explanations is that Valentine's Day has its origins in the ancient Roman fertility festival of Lupercalia.
    Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Each lambda also contains a strange quark, or a strange antiquark in the case of an antilambda, which allows physicists to trace its origins.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Originations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/originations. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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