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horse's mouth

NOUN
origin
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ancestor ancestry connection element influence motive provenance root source
STRONG
agent antecedent author base causality causation creator derivation determinant egg embryo fountain generator germ impulse inception inducement inspiration mainspring nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenience roots seed spring stock well wellspring
Antonyms
STRONG
conclusion effect end ending result
WEAK
close completion consequence death destiny finale goal outcome outgrowth termination
NOUN
provenience
Synonyms
STRONG
agent ancestor ancestry antecedent author base beginning causality causation connection creator derivation determinant egg element embryo fount fountain fountainhead generator germ impulse inception inducement influence inspiration mainspring mother motive nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenance root roots rootstock seed source spring stock well wellspring
Antonyms
STRONG
conclusion discouragement effect end ending finish hindrance result
NOUN
rootstock
Synonyms
STRONG
agent ancestor ancestry antecedent author base beginning causality causation connection creator derivation determinant egg element embryo fount fountain fountainhead generator germ impulse inception inducement influence inspiration mainspring mother motive nucleus occasion parent parentage principle producer progenitor provenance provenience root roots seed source spring stock well wellspring
Antonyms
STRONG
conclusion discouragement effect end ending finish hindrance result
NOUN
source
Synonyms
STRONGEST
authority cause expert origin
STRONG
antecedent author authorship begetter birthplace commencement connection dawn dawning derivation determinant father fount fountain fountainhead inception informant maternity mother onset opening origination originator parent paternity provenance provenience rise rising root specialist spring start wellspring
WEAK
starting point
Antonyms
STRONGEST
consequence effect end outcome outgrowth result
STRONG
completion conclusion ending finish stop

Example Sentences

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Well they will now hear it from the horse’s mouth as the biggest U.S. carriers are due to provide updates at the JPMorgan Industrials Conference in Washington.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

“So, you got it right from the horse’s mouth with the guy who understood what he was doing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2025

To go straight to the proverbial horse’s mouth, the IRS has very simple rules about what is not considered a gift that triggers a taxable event.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 25, 2025

"Gregg told me those people have a dreadful life. 'We're doing good', he told me. That was from the horse's mouth, so I won't let anyone tell me we shouldn't have been there."

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

Frank made a silent oath never to put his hand near that horse’s mouth.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan