ORIGINATION Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

origination

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Definition of origination

as in production

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Recent Examples of origination The origination fees are standard but become part of the loan balance. — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Consolidation loans can lower your interest charges, but this type of borrowing includes other costs, like origination fees, that can drive up overall costs. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 26 May 2026 No mortgage insurance is required, but a guarantee fee — which is similar to mortgage insurance — may be required at origination or annually. — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 2 July 2026 An aggregation of Deutscher Startup-Verband and registry origination data from both towns suggests the Munich and Dresden metropolitan areas are currently home to nearly 3,000 startups and counting. — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 Greg Hart, director of loan origination at Trinity Habitat for Humanity — the branch serving Fort Worth — told Realtors association members his office was on pace to close more than 60 loans this year for working families. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026

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The production made use of Malaysia’s post-production infrastructure and incorporated creative voices from across South and Southeast Asia.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 July 2026
Luma has been making inroads into Hollywood selling its software but has separately funded a production service company to teach filmmakers to make hybrid AI films using its tools.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of production

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Prior to the trial beginning, the judge agreed that questions about Brown’s felony conviction for his 2009 assault on then-girlfriend Rihanna would be barred from testimony.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026
June was a frenetic month for the metro Atlanta restaurant scene, driven in part by a flurry of downtown openings timed to the beginning of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of beginning

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Ada’s overlapping cycles of initiation and desperation are intensely dramatic, but the movie’s hectic pace leaves each of them merely encapsulated in brief onscreen action or a few lines of dialogue, left undeveloped.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 June 2026
Of the clubs opening in the past five years, membership fees range from around $3,000 to $15,000 a year, Hobbs said, noting that many charge initiation fees between $1,000 and a gobsmacking $200,000.

— Anna Cooban, CNN Money, 20 June 2026

Definition of initiation

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When Blazy’s first Chanel creations began arriving at stores across Paris in March, the shirt developed in partnership with Charvet, priced at €3,900, sold out instantly.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 2 July 2026
The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026

Definition of creation

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Those commencement boos came from a young generation that has watched AI reframe entry-level work as inefficiency, seen generative content flood the visual landscape, and built their own creative identities through friction and craft.

— Reid Litman, Fortune, 5 July 2026
There is a reason some students booed commencement speakers who mentioned AI this graduation season.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of commencement

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The census ancestry and origin data are estimates based on a sample of the population and include margins of error that can be large for small population groups.

— Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Understanding the origin of life requires addressing a collection of overlapping scientific questions.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026

Definition of origin

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Acuff got off to a much better start after struggling to make shots in his summer league debut on Saturday.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Belgium added to the lead early in the second half on a major error from goalie Matt Freese, who had given up just one goal in his first three starts.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

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