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originates

VERB

begin; spring

Synonyms

STRONGEST

arise come from derive emanate emerge stem

STRONG

birth come commence dawn flow issue proceed result rise start

WEAK

be born come into existence hail from

Antonyms

STRONG

cease complete end finish recede stop

WEAK

effect terminate

VERB

create, introduce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceive develop discover evolve found generate hatch initiate invent produce spark spawn

STRONG

cause coin compose form formulate inaugurate innovate institute launch make parent pioneer procreate start

WEAK

break the ice bring about come up with give birth to open up set in motion set up think up usher in

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease decrease destroy end halt stop

STRONG

finish kill prevent ruin

WEAK

effect result terminate

Example Sentences

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It is reprisal and revenge against a group that had the temerity to oppose hate wherever it originates.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026

"It makes a huge farting noise basically," says John Harrison, director of the site, as he explains where its name originates.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Roughly 50% of globally traded urea, the nitrogen fertilizer that underpins nearly half of global food production, originates in the Gulf and transits the strait.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

He apologised to neighbouring countries for Iran's attacks, adding "no more attacks will be made on neighbouring countries and no missiles will be fired unless an attack on Iran originates from those countries."

From Barron's • Mar. 7, 2026

This power, this black power, originates in a view of the American galaxy taken from a dark and essential planet.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates