contributed (to)

verb

Definition of contributed (to)next
past tense of contribute (to)
as in brought about

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  1. created
  2. generated
  3. brought
  4. induced
  5. produced
  6. invoked
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  • Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Reporting companies created or registered in the United States on or after December 3, 2024 and on or before December 23, 2024 have an additional 21 days from their original filing deadline to file their initial beneficial ownership information reports with FinCEN.
    Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of created
Verb
  • Teams that adopted paradoxical frames and were highly motivated to seek knowledge generated more innovative ideas by engaging with diverse perspectives, compared to teams that avoided contradictions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • According to the partnership, Dine Downtown has generated more than $6 million in sales and donated thousands of dollars to local charities over the past two decades.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of generated
Verb
  • Following these revelations, last week brought the news that Abdullah Ezzeldin Taha Mohamed Hassan, a George Mason University freshman, was charged by federal prosecutors for plotting an attack on the Israeli consulate in New York.
    The Editors, National Review, 24 Dec. 2024
  • He was brought here to be a difference maker, brought here with the same kind of Hail Mary the Jets once threw at another aging Green Bay quarterback named Favre.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of brought
Verb
  • And the falloff in enterprise value has induced second order effects.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a reset, plus roster changes, mostly induced by the salary cap, as the Lightning try to find a way.
    Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of induced
Verb
  • Continuing the course for Orlando (21-15) includes the type of showing da Silva produced against the Raptors.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The record is produced by Bad Bunny’s frequent collaborators, La Paciencia, MAG and Tainy, along with Big Jay and Saox.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of produced
Verb
  • He's been the subject of poems and stories, movies and songs, invoked as the judge of naughty or nice, the recipient of countless cookies and glasses of milk to sustain him on his journey.
    Michael Hoge, arkansasonline.com, 22 Dec. 2024
  • For many years, Venezuelans understood instinctively what was meant when someone invoked la situación in conversation.
    Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of invoked
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