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Synonyms for source

Two senses of source live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsPlaces

the place where something begins, where it springs into being

Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

beginning

Same sentence, swapped: Pittsburgh is the beginning of the Ohio River.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for source as it is used in the sentence above.

author
seed
focus

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineCommunication

a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

reference

Same sentence, swapped: He spent hours looking for the reference of that quotation.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for source as it is used in the sentence above.

beginning
author
magazine

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Closest first: other places words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

endnounlastthe final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrenceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line eyenounheartan area that is approximately central within some larger regionFoothillsHas a reason line facenounlookthe feelings expressed on a person's faceFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line frontnounmovementa group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goalsFoothills2 senses tendencynoundispositionan attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over othersRidgeline2 sensesHas a reason line trendnouncoursegeneral line of orientationRidgelineHas a reason line wildadjectivewastelocated in a dismal or remote areaFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line aliveadjectiveawakementally perceptive and responsiveFoothills2 sensesHas a reason line

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