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created

v.
A2 Elementary US //kɹiˈeɪtəd// UK //kɹiːˈeɪtɪd// cre·at·ed

v. to make something new exist or to produce something using your skills and imagination. You use this when you talk about making art, starting a business, or inventing a tool.

v. to bring something into existence; to produce through imaginative or intellectual effort. Transitive — requires a direct object.


SIMPLE

She created a beautiful painting for the gallery.

CONTEXTUAL

The new government policy created thousands of jobs in the renewable energy sector last year.

COMPLEX

By synthesizing disparate historical accounts, the author created a narrative that challenged the prevailing academic consensus on the origins of the conflict.

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Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.

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