source

[sawrs, sohrs] / sɔrs, soʊrs /

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

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The CPJ in February cited a source as saying that in addition, NHK's longtime videographer Mehdi Mohammedi's passport was confiscated along with his personal devices.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

In the US, AI firms fiercely guard their intellectual property, but in China, there's been a greater "open source" approach.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

While many people will simply read the AI answer, some will click through to the source.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

In 25 years, Mike Bechtel thinks we will have a new source of clean, abundant energy: nuclear fusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“One day he came in and saw that someone had left the weights on the Smith machine, in the gym,” says a seventh source, in Connecticut.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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