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as in to prove
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
a first novel that established him as one of the most promising writers of his generation
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as in to demonstrate
to show the existence or truth of by evidence
the developers haven't established that there's a need for another shopping center in town
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as in to initiate
to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of
established the first school in the town
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Recent Examples of establish
In February, President Donald Trump established the WHFO, which replaced the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The Smithsonian Institution was first established by Congress with funding from British scientist James Smithson.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Coogler established himself, with Creed and his two Black Panthermovies, as a filmmaker with propulsive, novel takes on franchise fare.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
The buffer zones that Israel established along the Gaza border make up 30% of the strip, according to the Times of Israel.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The Smithsonian Institution was first established by Congress with funding from British scientist James Smithson.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2025
Coogler established himself, with Creed and his two Black Panthermovies, as a filmmaker with propulsive, novel takes on franchise fare.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
The buffer zones that Israel established along the Gaza border make up 30% of the strip, according to the Times of Israel.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for establish
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Jarred Kelenic, picked up in trade from the Seattle Mariners in the 2023-2024 offseason, has proven to be a liability as well, starting the season with an anemic slash line of .146./.239/.244.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Naysayers insisted that increasing content costs would match the company’s rapid topline and subscriber growth, and profits would prove illusory.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Jack Moorhouse, a 19-year-old midfielder, has demonstrated an ability to pick up the ball and carry it up the pitch at youth level — an attribute sorely lacking among the first-team squad.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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That call demonstrates, Parrish said, why fire departments and utility companies are cautious when working a gas leak.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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The recall, initiated by Blooming Import Inc. in Brooklyn, New York, affects 74 cases of Golden Crop Candy, which included the dyes Blue 1, Red 40 and Acid Red 18, which were not listed on the product label.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Businesses are wary of making those investments, citing uncertainty in operating conditions initiated by Trump’s tariff push, which has been rolled out in fits and starts.—
Tobias Burns,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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The project is also intended to contribute to maintaining existing forests and creating new ones.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Legal scholars have said there is little legal precedent for Trump's war on Big Law, which has created a chilling effect across the legal community, and most will certainly have a chilling effect on his opponents who will need legal representation against him.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2025
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This particular narrative arc started in 2014, when Markle founded her lifestyle blog The Tig.—
Alanna Bennett,
refinery29.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Junior Invitational, founded in 2011, features 36 boys and 24 girls competing.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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Programs like the University of Chicago’s Policing Leadership Academy develop leaders and introduce them to strategies to implement organizational change and use data to inform decision making.—
Kenneth E. Corey,
New York Daily News,
24 Mar. 2025
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Senator Ruben Gallego, a Democrat from Arizona, has introduced legislation that would make overpayments from more than ten years ago no longer recoverable by the SSA.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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The two surgeons who founded it had pioneered techniques that used a woman’s own body tissue to form new breasts post mastectomy.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
12 Apr. 2025
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In Weekend 2 Take epigenetic reprogramming, a field pioneered by Harvard scientists, which aims to restore youthful function to aging cells.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Diesel Living segment was first launched in 2008 at the Salone del Mobile as an assortment of fabrics for the home.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Handbags were launched in 2022 and got the fashion crowd quickly on board.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Establish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/establish. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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