originates

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begin; spring v.
create, introduce v.

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

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originates

Milanese Mayor Giuseppe Sala said he was worried it was a "new phenomenon" that "originates from an international scenario and therefore feeds itself".

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

"I’m very worried because it’s a new phenomenon, which also originates from an international scenario and therefore feeds itself."

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

The Fed could decide that much of the recent inflation pressure originates from energy and geopolitical disruption and leave rates unchanged.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

This new external impulse to reshape the Middle East originates not in grand chanceries but in nongovernmental movements.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 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

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