origination

noun

Definition of originationnext
1
as in production

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2
as in initiation

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  1. production
  2. initiation
  3. genesis
  4. beginning
  5. creation
  6. commencement
  7. origin
  8. start
Noun
  • After getting that production online, Buchan opened a temporary taproom in the building before closing it briefly while the full-scale taproom was constructed.
    Jonathan Shikes, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Details continued to spill out that clearly sought to paint Costner as a divo whose unreasonableness was stifling production.
    Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of production
Noun
  • And Mar-a-Lago, which doubled up its initiation fee upon his election, truly became the Winter White House, where membership included the perk of poolside view of the president’s war room.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Bernstein initiates Eaton as outperform Bernstein said in its initiation of Eaton that the electric company is a beneficiary of growing electric demand in the years ahead.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of initiation
Noun
  • So how does the IRS determine the genesis of a payment?
    Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • One of the main reasons nuclear power has a bad reputation is its unfortunate genesis; before splitting atoms for public energy, scientists split them for warfare.
    Kate Graham-Shaw, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of genesis
Noun
  • The Nuggets more or less survived a stretch of more than six minutes with Jokic on the bench and Doncic on the floor at the beginning of the second quarter.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • And this kind of tension has been with the symbolic capitalists from the beginning.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Nov. 2024
Definition of beginning
Noun
  • Clicking on any of those replaces the creation in the main image.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Other non-Western states are trying to shape the course of the war or positioning themselves to be present at the creation of a postwar Europe—that is, to be at the table for the negotiations that will end the conflict, however distant that prospect may be.
    Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of creation
Noun
  • Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Milwaukee chef and restaurateur Dan Jacobs will cook up a commencement speech for the University of Wisconsin-Madison this winter.
    Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
  • In the aftermath, the university canceled its commencement, and its president, Minouche Shafik, resigned months later.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of commencement
Noun
  • Same as Papen, Tartt felt the blight and taint of her origins.
    Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The team used the same strontium isotopes that were used to date the DNA samples to get a better understanding of the diversity and origins of Pompeii’s residents.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of origin
Noun
  • Also standard are dual-zone automatic climate control, proximity keyless entry, push-button start, interior ambient lighting, and a 12-volt power outlet.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Saros, despite a wobbly start for the Nashville Predators, is the country’s clear No. 1 guy.
    Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of start
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