sources

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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Only weeks later, the administration announced a large influx of unusually cheap imported ground beef before publicly identifying all of its sources, leaving enough of an informational vacuum for unsupported horse-meat rumors to flourish online.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

Iran’s military also draws from its own satellites and human sources, as well as intelligence and imagery from Russia, according to U.S. officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Trying to suss out reporters’ sources can quickly turn conspiratorial.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Comedy and horror each leverage recognizable sources of tension to provide a reflexive physical and emotional release.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

Isadora kept texting him videos of people’s takes on the military’s involvement in science, which ranged from totally bonkers conspiracy theories to surprisingly informative facts from laypeople, complete with reliable sources.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste