sources

NOUN

beginning; point of supply

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

horse's mouth starting point

Antonyms

STRONGEST

consequence effect end outcome outgrowth result

STRONG

completion conclusion ending finish stop

Example Sentences

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MGM set up a special board committee and advisers to evaluate the proposal, which some sources say MGM believes undervalues the company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

"It tells the story of one of the most consequential moments in English history, British history, in the most incredibly vivid way that just can't be captured in written sources."

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2026

On Friday evening, Berlin state finance minister Stefan Evers was appointed to replace him as the CDU's lead candidate, AFP learnt from internal party sources.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Most of the children who will benefit from this will come from high-earning families, where at age 18 they won’t need to cash in the account because they will have other sources of money.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 10, 2026

It is not books as physical objects that are required to underwrite the fact; it is sources that don’t alter and change from one day to the next, of which books remain the clearest manifestation.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton