How to Use genesis in a Sentence
genesis
noun
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That was the genesis of the movie, how that came about.
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Kelsie Gibson,
Peoplemag,
9 Feb. 2024
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So that’s kind of the genesis block of why we got involved in the space.
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Byjustin Doom,
Fortune Crypto,
9 June 2023
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And pretty much that was the genesis of the whole movie.
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Selena Kuznikov,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2024
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To me, that is the genesis of so many of their problems.
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Elizabeth Bernstein,
WSJ,
9 July 2018
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The genesis of the movie was a trip to Taiwan with your dad four years ago.
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Rebecca Sun,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Apr. 2020
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So, what was the genesis of the idea behind Fever-Tree?
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Hudson Lindenberger,
Forbes,
6 Feb. 2023
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So that was the genesis of the basket catch and the hat flying off his head.
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John. N. McMurray,
Smithsonian,
6 June 2018
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The genesis of the most pivotal year in hip-hop began in the summer of 1987.
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Keith Murphy,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Aug. 2023
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The park’s genesis was shaped by the project’s research phase.
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Bebe Howorth,
ELLE Decor,
22 Apr. 2021
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That was the genesis for my conviction that now's the time.
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Bruce Rogers,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2023
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So what was the genesis of the movement that spawned a million memes?
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Skyler Caruso,
Peoplemag,
13 Jan. 2023
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The genesis of this chorus was born out of this tragedy, and in it, this sense of activism.
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Peter Hartlaub,
SFChronicle.com,
27 Feb. 2020
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So, anyway, that was the genesis of the project, to try to find answers to this question.
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Chris Klimek,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Nov. 2023
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So the genesis of Netanyahu can be seen through this lens.
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Yasmeen Serhan,
TIME,
10 Dec. 2024
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The genesis of the mosque began in 2012 — the year the Al Salam Foundation was founded.
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Rachel Fradette,
The Indianapolis Star,
30 Oct. 2022
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Eskenazi recalls the genesis of the project in the ’50s.
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Ted Loos,
WSJ,
22 Sep. 2021
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That was the genesis of treasure fever in the United States; from then on, the hunt for shipwrecks was on.
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Chad Lewis,
Smithsonian Magazine,
22 Jan. 2020
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Neighbors had pushed back on the idea since its genesis in 2014.
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Rachel Swan,
SFChronicle.com,
13 July 2018
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All of these details can help the provider more quickly suss out the genesis of your puffy node.
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Erica Sloan,
SELF,
30 Oct. 2024
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Johns follows the genesis of the piece and the hardscrabble careers of Richter and Mahr.
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BostonGlobe.com,
24 Mar. 2021
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Read on to see what else Jam has to say about the album’s genesis and legacy.
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Kenneth Partridge,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2019
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His name was Navid Afkari, and that’s essentially the genesis of the path of this film.
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Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
11 Dec. 2024
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More than anything else, Jordan's shot was the genesis of the Bulls’ come-up.
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Larry Starks,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2022
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The genesis of the novel dates to summer 1999, when King was hit by a van in Maine and almost killed.
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Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
4 June 2021
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Like most of life’s better ideas, the genesis of this article was in the pub.
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Tim Spiers,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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What were the origins, or creative genesis, of the ideas and themes behind Suzume?
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Patrick Brzeski,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Feb. 2023
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That sense of purpose was central to the event’s genesis.
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James Manso,
WWD,
24 Sep. 2024
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There’s still a twangy undertone, though, in both the Music Row genesis of the songs and the lilt of the production.
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Natalie Weiner,
Billboard,
19 Aug. 2021
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For me, the fragrance’s genesis is as compelling as its scent.
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Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
13 Dec. 2024
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The sequel to an artsy story about the genesis of the universe, the Nirvana Noir demo left me speechless.
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James Perkins Mastromarino,
NPR,
13 Jan. 2025
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