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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
although some people see Freud as the creator of psychology, that isn't really true
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as in God
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
she humbly gave thanks to her Creator for each new day
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Brent Trayce Sands, creator of Impound Comics, helped write the book and said that the final product has been long in the making.
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Olivia Cyrus
july 12, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
Editor-in-chief C. B. Cebulski, Ultimate editor Wil Moss, and some of the line’s hit creators discuss the imprint’s success while revealing the bold and unpredictable storytelling still on the horizon.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
The following year, he was hand-selected by Gilded Age creator Julian Fellowes himself for his much-ballyhooed follow-up to Downton Abbey — and Ahlers’ life changed forever.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
But the only person who might feel like a bigger wait has lifted from his shoulders is the show's creator and director, Hwang Dong-hyuk.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Olivia Cyrus
july 12, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
Editor-in-chief C. B. Cebulski, Ultimate editor Wil Moss, and some of the line’s hit creators discuss the imprint’s success while revealing the bold and unpredictable storytelling still on the horizon.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
The following year, he was hand-selected by Gilded Age creator Julian Fellowes himself for his much-ballyhooed follow-up to Downton Abbey — and Ahlers’ life changed forever.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
But the only person who might feel like a bigger wait has lifted from his shoulders is the show's creator and director, Hwang Dong-hyuk.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for creator
Noun
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The Walshes The founder of a New Jersey general-contracting and project-management company, Edward Sharp Walsh has reportedly won the club championship at Trump National Golf Club in his hometown of Bedminster not once but twice.—
Brendan O'Connor,
Curbed,
7 July 2025
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So did RedBird Capital founder Gerry Cardinale, YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley, Wasserman Ventures, AEW founder and president Tony Khan, EGOT winner John Legend, former Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Fortnite co-creator Donald Mustard.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
7 July 2025
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The authors hope to continue to investigate how other developmental genes across other sea spider species may have appeared or disappeared throughout their life history, per Earth.com, potentially affecting their abdomens.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 July 2025
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Their argument echoes the stance of legendary Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who championed writing in African languages and died in May, aged 87.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
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Lawson's father, Steven Lawson, was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder and tampering with physical evidence in May 2025 in connection to the disappearance.—
Killian Baarlaer,
The Courier-Journal,
8 July 2025
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His father, Scotty Robinson, also had a career in country music for a while, so clearly the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
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“Creator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/creator. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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