as in beginning
the point at which something begins
was present at the meeting which was later considered the genesis of the new political movement
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Recent Examples of genesis
The free exhibition is on view Tuesday through Saturday, until May 25; a conversation with the exhibition’s co-curators about its genesis, research and development takes place Tuesday on site and online.
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
But Moore symbolically represents the genesis of the rebuild.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter recently connected with Yeon over Zoom to discuss the genesis and intentions of his morally complex thriller.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Lennox further explored the genesis of the connection in her statement.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
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Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2025
But Moore symbolically represents the genesis of the rebuild.
—Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
The Hollywood Reporter recently connected with Yeon over Zoom to discuss the genesis and intentions of his morally complex thriller.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
Lennox further explored the genesis of the connection in her statement.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for genesis
Noun
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At the beginning of last year, Del Rey shared a snippet of the ballad without any context.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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At the beginning of Carrie Coon‘s time in Thailand filming this season of The White Lotus, she — along with her costars Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan — was reckoning with the idea that their plotline felt much quieter than the others.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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For those seeking less volatility than individual stocks, consider the High-Quality portfolio, which has outperformed the S&P 500 and delivered returns of over 91% since its inception.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Since its inception, the event has grown while maintaining the welcoming feel of peeking into someone’s life and design style.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
12 Apr. 2025
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More importantly, failing to articulate an acceptable mistake at the onset will leave your team without the language to define which levers were most important to drive business goals.—
Rebecca Shaddix,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Measles rash appears three to five days after the onset of the first symptoms.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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With his win last year, Scheffler joined Horton Smith as the only two golfers to earn his first two Masters wins in five or fewer starts.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Walmart stock was off to a hot start Wednesday morning, climbing 4 points (5.0%) in the first hour of trading.—
Kevin Ryan,
Quartz,
9 Apr. 2025
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Today’s college students are thinking about careers long before commencement rolls around.—
Christine Y. Cruzvergara,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The commencement announcement comes about two months after Texas State University announced plans to award Sheridan an honorary doctorate.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Apr. 2025
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Would a first-round rookie become that alpha right away?—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Players first got their hands on it in May, 2009, and then an alpha and beta version followed before the full 1.0 release in 2011.—
Issy van der Velde,
Rolling Stone,
5 Apr. 2025
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The launch collection will consist of around 14 pieces, ranging from sports bras and tops to shorts, leggings, sweatpants, hoodies and lightweight outerwear.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s quite a strong performance for the series, which had already landed among the top three launches in Paramount+ history, alongside Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 and Landman — all of which have been major hits for producers Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Genesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/genesis. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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