as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the ice storm caused a massive power outage
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1
as in reason
someone or something responsible for a result
the much-debated causes of the war
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as in movement
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
joined the freedom fighters' cause as a young man
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Recent Examples of cause
Liz Neporent, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The remote start antenna cable may be pinched in the affected vehicles, which can cause the warning light not to light.
—James Powel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Under federal law designed to insulate the central bank from political pressure, Fed governors can only be removed for cause.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Without certification, Beyerlein cannot get WTC Health Program assistance paying her medical bills or receive other compensation for the toll her disease has taken on her life, should it be shown to have been caused by her Ground Zero exposure.
—Liz Neporent, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2025
The remote start antenna cable may be pinched in the affected vehicles, which can cause the warning light not to light.
—James Powel, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
Police said that speed appears to have been a factor, but the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Under federal law designed to insulate the central bank from political pressure, Fed governors can only be removed for cause.
—Scott Horsley, NPR, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cause
Verb
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When interviewed by officers, Burns admitted to creating multiple social media accounts to distribute and receive child pornography, including files of prepubescent children, the release states.—
NWA Democrat-Gazette,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Whatever the reason behind the tradition may be, Swift and Mahomes were all smiles in the Dirty 30 photo as the WAGS prepare to head into football season together and cheer on the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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For those reasons and more, Rohl’s signing on a season-long loan, with a €20million obligation provided Everton avoid relegation, is intriguing.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The precise shape of your eyes and your habitual eye movements can both inform the shape of your lenses.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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After weeks of no movement, the slugger ended up re-signing with the Mets on a two-year deal worth $54 million.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The West Virginia native became the face of female boxing in the mid-1990s, covering Sports Illustrated and helping to bring attention and legitimacy to the sport.—
Esther Zuckerman,
Time,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Chiefs brought a lot of blitzes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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However, FQHCs excel in community trust, long-term patient engagement and navigating complex social determinants of health.—
Dr. Ara J. Baghdasarian,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Despite massive increases in computing power and the rising popularity of personal computers, government figures showed that over-all output per worker, a key determinant of wages and living standards, had stagnated for more than a decade.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Unfortunately, there is not the same feeling around the 25-year-old Brazilian now, after a challenging 2024-25 campaign that brought great individual disappointment.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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The South China Morning Post had an interesting and worthwhile article on how electric vehicle (EV) auto makers are curtailing production, based on the government’s anti-involution campaign targeting excess capacity, overproduction, and price wars.—
Brendan Ahern,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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In 2024, the Cowboys generated about $300 million in sponsorship revenue, by far the most in the NFL, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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The permit applications showed oil companies requested to flare or vent more than 195 billion cubic feet of natural gas per year, enough to power more than 3 million homes and generate millions of dollars of tax revenue had the gas been captured.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That wide gap in literature is precisely what da Silva Frost and Eastwick sought to fill, designing an experiment that extended beyond correlation and into causation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Correlation isn’t causation, of course, and recent comments by Sam Altman, the chief executive of OpenAI, may have played a bigger role in the sell-off, which was surely inevitable at some point, given recent price increases.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cause. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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