creation
noun
cre·a·tion
krē-ˈā-shən 
1
: the act of creating
especially
: the act of bringing the world into ordered existence
2
: the act of making, inventing, or producing: such as
a
: the act of investing with a new rank or office
b
: the first representation of a dramatic role
Synonyms
Examples of creation in a Sentence
The play continues to entertain audiences 25 years after its creation.
Job creation will be an important issue in next year's elections.
These changes will lead to the creation of new businesses.
The company was largely the creation of one woman.
Come taste our chef's delicious new creations.
She's wearing one of her original fashion creations.
How are humans different from the rest of creation?
Recent Examples on the Web
The event gathers cheesemakers from around the world so the public can sample their creations.
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The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
His aim is to show viewers the love in his creations, as well as the diversity within the life of people of color.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Apr. 2024
Manson also detailed just how far the former Project Runway star went to ensure Hendricks looked and felt flawless in his creation.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Fred Pressman’s sons, Gene and Robert, transformed the place as their father once had, overseeing the creation in the mid-1980s of a women’s store with interiors designed by Mr. Marino, Andrée Putman, Jean-Paul Beaujard and others.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
What inspired the creation of a hydration pack for bigger people?
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2024
After further development from its initial run, Taub’s female-centric creation has now rightfully earned its place.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
For better or worse, O.J. Simpson was a quintessential L.A. creation.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Parks’s library isolation gave her the gift of self-reflection and creation — going the way your blood beats, to riff on James Baldwin’s advice about living truthfully.
—Imani Perry Janina Edwards Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2024
His aim is to show viewers the love in his creations, as well as the diversity within the life of people of color.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 24 Apr. 2024
Manson also detailed just how far the former Project Runway star went to ensure Hendricks looked and felt flawless in his creation.
—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 22 Apr. 2024
Fred Pressman’s sons, Gene and Robert, transformed the place as their father once had, overseeing the creation in the mid-1980s of a women’s store with interiors designed by Mr. Marino, Andrée Putman, Jean-Paul Beaujard and others.
—Penelope Green, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
What inspired the creation of a hydration pack for bigger people?
—Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2024
After further development from its initial run, Taub’s female-centric creation has now rightfully earned its place.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
For better or worse, O.J. Simpson was a quintessential L.A. creation.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2024
Parks’s library isolation gave her the gift of self-reflection and creation — going the way your blood beats, to riff on James Baldwin’s advice about living truthfully.
—Imani Perry Janina Edwards Krish Seenivasan Devin Murphy, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Creation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/creation. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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