stem from

phrasal verb

stemmed from; stemming from; stems from

: to be caused by (something or someone) : to come from (something or someone)

Most of her health problems stem from an accident she had when she was younger.

His love of the outdoors stems from his father.

Examples of stem from in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

These concerns stem from high levels of speculative investment—totaling hundreds of billions of dollars—in artificial intelligence with few manifest payoffs, as well as the market’s top-heavy structure, with significant value concentrated in a handful of AI-bullish tech stocks. —Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

Facts of the battery case The case stemmed from a fight on March 12 between two roommates at a home on the 3900 block of West Vliet Street. —Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025

He was already locked up on Rikers Island when he was hit with the new charges stemming from Narine’s death, The Post reported. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2025

One of the many questions stemming from White’s statements is that of his sexuality. —Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for stem from

• become
• checksum
• humdrum
• income
• outcome
• succumb
• therefrom
• wherefrom
• abomasum
• bum
• chum
• come