caused

verb

Definition of causednext
past tense of cause
as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the ice storm caused a massive power outage

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caused
  1. created
  2. brought
  3. generated
  4. spawned
  5. produced
  6. induced
  7. worked
  8. yielded
Verb
  • First, given that an agent will be created with an express functional purpose, its performance can be measured and a business value can be attributed to it.
    Jason Andersen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For each service ticket, there’s a range of data available, including when the ticket was created and resolved, where multi-hops occurred and where the service process stalled or ran into difficulties.
    Shoeb Javed, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of created
Verb
  • As for texts, almost all messages sent between iPhones should be encrypted end-to-end by Apple’s iMessage system, and Google’s implementation of the RCS standard has brought end-to-end encryption to most Android-to-Android messaging.
    Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
  • County officials attributed increasing mosquito activity to warmer temperatures brought by climate change.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of brought
Verb
  • Tom Hatten, the founder of Mountainside Fitness who is leading the campaign for the Back the Blue Act, said the measure would show first responders they are supported in Arizona at a time when policing across the nation has generated intense scrutiny.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Our main concerns are identity authentication and ensuring that content generated on our platform is appropriate and in line with content guidelines.
    Quora, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of generated
Verb
  • SpaceX’s beefs with regulators over policies, timelines and recent environmental and safety violations have spawned broad speculation about when Starship could next fly from South Texas.
    Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Hip males in their 20s and dads in business suits stop by in equal measure to touch the luxe calfskin of the boot-sneaker with the exaggerated tongue that has spawned countless copycats.
    Mimi Lombardo, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of spawned
Verb
  • Including the deluxe re-release, that era of her career produced a trio of Hot 100 leaders, as well as another two top 10s, which was a massive accumulation at the time.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Not long ago, the killing of humanitarian workers produced outraged headlines.
    Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of produced
Verb
  • As the pursuit of non-hallucinogenic psychedelics advances, the definition of a trip as something induced by a discrete set of substances is set to evolve alongside them.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Subsequently, shining visible light on the entire filter paper induced a photochemical ring-opening reaction, erasing the pattern created through the application of heat.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of induced
Verb
  • The storm wrought a level of destruction on western North Carolina not seen for over 100 years.
    Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Hey, a similar approach worked for the oil and gas sector, which is on track for a dramatic reduction in methane pollution by 2030.
    Nick Rockel, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of worked
Verb
  • Dockworkers on the West Coast yielded some of that control over automation more than 50 years ago, Elzway explained.
    Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But there were plenty of other great options—including budget-friendly salt and sugar scrubs—that yielded surprisingly great results too.
    Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of yielded
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