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
To bring this vision to life, Everton turned to Populous, the sports and entertainment design firm whose extensive back catalogue includes the likes of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Wembley and The Sphere in Las Vegas.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Popular and longstanding Corktown darling Slows Bar BQ is bringing its famous barbecue to a brick-and-mortar spot in Ann Arbor.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Little City, a program that helps people with developmental disabilities practice employment skills through volunteer work, often brings groups to Bernie's, typically around once a month.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Oasis is instigating joy on reunion tour What Oasis has brought with this tour, perhaps inadvertently, is a communal spirit.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Popular and longstanding Corktown darling Slows Bar BQ is bringing its famous barbecue to a brick-and-mortar spot in Ann Arbor.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Little City, a program that helps people with developmental disabilities practice employment skills through volunteer work, often brings groups to Bernie's, typically around once a month.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Oasis is instigating joy on reunion tour What Oasis has brought with this tour, perhaps inadvertently, is a communal spirit.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring
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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
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While speaking on a panel at the opening of the movie, which details the life and career of actor John Candy, who died at 43 in 1994, Reynolds revealed that his 2-year-old son, Olin, played a key part in convincing Bill Murray, 74, to have a role in the documentary.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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His life was going nowhere, until his brother Scott dragged him off the couch and convinced Dean to sign up with his acting coach, Bill Esper.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In Milwaukee, name-brand groceries cost $70 or more The same list of name-brand groceries cost more than $70 at all three Milwaukee-area stores.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The black, green and gold colours were a fitting redesign, and cost $350,000.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Honey can contain Clostridium botulinum spores, which can cause infant botulism.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Earthquakes' sudden, rapid shaking can cause fires, tsunamis, landslides or avalanches.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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But much like Howard Jarvis feared, the tax-and-spend interests have sought to destroy Proposition 13 ever since, most recently by persuading courts to carve loopholes in its constitutional protections and invent new ways for government agencies to raise revenue.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
7 Sep. 2025
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Elizabeth Stage, whose Oakland hills home barely escaped the deadly 1991 firestorm, and whose work as president of the Oakland FireSafe Council involves persuading residents to adopt Zone 0 measures, said the study would be a helpful, persuasive tool.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The next job frontier Gen Z workers are finding it more and more challenging to fetch entry-level jobs as AI gets better at taking those jobs over.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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VillageMD now operates as a standalone company that Walgreens investors hope will fetch a high sale price given the financial terms of the company’s sale to Sycamore.—
Bruce Japsen,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 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
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Dancing alone in her bedroom won’t satisfy her, especially after Hollywood claims her for a dance competition slash reality TV show.—
Eliana Ramage
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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His Coconut Grove home, as well as his wages as a city commissioner, have both been protected by the courts and cannot be collected to satisfy the judgment.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Bring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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