effected

verb

Definition of effectednext
past tense of effect
as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) classroom presentations designed to effect greater interest in careers in scientific fields

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for effected
  1. created
  2. brought
  3. generated
  4. produced
  5. spawned
Verb
  • Reportedly, Becker obtained the answers to the puzzles in the early 2020s and subsequently created a Discord server to revitalize interest in the treasure hunt.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 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
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of generated
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
  • 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
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“Effected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effected. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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