1
as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff
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2
as in to convince
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request
nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong
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3
as in to cost
to have a price of
the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction
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Recent Examples of bring
After years of minor-league testing, the league is bringing the Automatic Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System to regular-season play.
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Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
Raise the minimum wage, ban private equity and institutional investors from buying single family homes, provide incentives to emerging industries like clean energy to bring new high paying jobs to Texas.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
So yes, January brought a shopping freeze, but the coming weeks will reveal whether consumers feel financially secure enough about the future to spend in the present.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
There’s the Soprano Hand-Flatweave Area Rug that brings texture and a natural element to your home with its jute fabric.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2026
Raise the minimum wage, ban private equity and institutional investors from buying single family homes, provide incentives to emerging industries like clean energy to bring new high paying jobs to Texas.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
So yes, January brought a shopping freeze, but the coming weeks will reveal whether consumers feel financially secure enough about the future to spend in the present.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 14 Feb. 2026
There’s the Soprano Hand-Flatweave Area Rug that brings texture and a natural element to your home with its jute fabric.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring
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Armchair analysis fills the space that is created by the absence of available facts.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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Another measure, House Bill 1645, would create state versions of FEMA programs as Mississippi officials prepare for reduced federal disaster support.—
ALEX ROZIER Mississippi Today,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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An undisclosed amount of funds had disappeared, and the unidentified brother was convinced McBride took it, the report read.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
14 Feb. 2026
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The report warned that Americans should be extremely suspicious of people on the internet trying to convince them to apply for HELOCs.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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For example, Category 7 Hyatt hotels cost 25,000 points per night (for standard nights).—
Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Zelensky reminded the audience that every Ukrainian power plant had been hit, and that every kilometer Russia seized cost them 156 lives, by Ukraine’s count.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Feb. 2026
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The crash was reported shortly after noon and was caused by a 92-year-old woman driving a Toyota Prius, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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The explosion, which ripped through the mosque during Friday prayers, was caused by a suicide bomber, police told CNN.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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But multiple Democratic senators said that's not enough to persuade them to back off their demands.—
Riley Beggin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Feb. 2026
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Renato Renner of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich is not persuaded that resolving the conflict between the Copenhagen and many-worlds interpretations solves all the problems.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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Its builds regularly fetch seven-figure hammer prices at auction, so the cost is likely very steep.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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The 6,000-square-foot, 2-story restaurant building fetched $388 per square foot.—
Matthew Geiger,
Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Unitedrobotsrealestate,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cities, counties, schools and special districts impose taxes on properties and in recent years those levies generated more than $88 billion annually, with over half going to schools.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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The marketing department came up with a tale to satisfy their curiosity.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
10 Feb. 2026
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There's no way to satisfy all of us with all of our ideas.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Bring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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