created

[kree-ey-tid]

adjective

1. having come into being as the result of action or someone’s creative process.

   On Saturday a small group of volunteers successfully planted over 1,000 daffodils in a newly created garden bed.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of create.

Other Word Forms

• self-created adjective
• uncreated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of created¹

create ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

"They created a lot of good chances and maybe if they had better composure in their final third to execute, they would have come out on top."

From BBC

Safdie has again created a surprising opportunity for his star to charge through.

From Los Angeles Times

Tuchel's relationship with Bellingham has already created headlines, particularly when he admitted after the 3-1 loss to Senegal at the City Ground in June that his mother sometimes viewed the player's on-field behaviour as "repulsive" .

From BBC

He pointed to a Pollock-esque painting in front of his desk created by a death row inmate represented by his predecessor.

From Los Angeles Times

Last month Labour set out a new plan, agreed with the Irish government, that seeks to heal the rift created by the Conservatives' legislation.

From BBC

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