the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
the fact of being created.
something that is or has been created.
the Creation, the original bringing into existence of the universe by God.
the world; universe.
creatures collectively.
an original product of the mind, especially an imaginative artistic work.
the creations of a poetic genius.
a specially designed dress, hat, or other article of women's clothing, usually distinguished by imaginative or unique styling.
the newest Paris creations.
the act or process of creating
the fact of being created or produced
something that has been brought into existence or created, esp a product of human intelligence or imagination
the whole universe, including the world and all the things in it
an unusual or striking garment or hat
God's act of bringing the universe into being
the universe as thus brought into being by God
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English creacioun, from Latin creātiōn-, stem of creātiō “a begetting, bringing into being”; see create, -ion
Use the noun creation to describe bringing something into existence, such as the creation of a new organization or the creation of a cutting-edge computer program. Creation often describes the act of producing something for the first time, but it can also refer to the thing that's produced. In this sense, it often describes something involving artistic talent. If you write a short story, you'd probably ask your friends to read your artistic creation. Creation also can be used to refer to the universe in general. If your sister does something remarkable, you might say that in all of creation there's never been a sister like that.
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It follows the creation of a new cross-party group of MPs and peers in Westminster, which aims to protect the rare habitats.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Any close examination of the design of Walt Disney’s most famous creation makes it obvious.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Fairbank notes the unemployment rate in June was lower than in February before the Iran conflict began, while jobless claims remain low and job creation has rebounded over the past few months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Their expertise contributed to the creation of the antibody used in the study.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
The vast sterilization and containment programs required the creation of an equally vast administrative apparatus.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Creation comes naturally to both of them; playing with personal aesthetics is a means of liberating oneself from the status quo.
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
Creation was for Beethoven’s the magnificence in the world which we inhabit; ‘Missa Solemnis’ is meant to keep it thus.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
At the same time, Severance Hospital is working on technologies to detect and control early mutant cells through the Korea-US Innovative Result Creation R&D project.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 28, 2026
I had the same reaction to reading this book as I did 30 years ago when I first read Gordon Wood’s “The Creation of the American Republic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
My Lord Cheldthorpe of the New Creation dropped my mother, and she dropped him, and looked away demurely, and I fell upon a chair.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
As brightly coloured kites climb above Burin, a Palestinian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, children race across a sun-baked hillside, watching their creations soar into the sky.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Count on the ubiquitous “XX” that typically stand in for eyeballs on the Companion character and the artist’s other dark cartoonish creations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
In a blog post, external covering the new announcement, Meta said the tool uses "advanced reasoning to understand complex prompts, seamlessly blending multiple photos into high-quality creations you can download and share anywhere".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Do we accept humans, or humanlike creations, as they are, for all of their imperfections?
From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026
It was natural to think of these fearful creations as the children of Mother Earth, brought forth from her dark depths when the world was young.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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