as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences
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Recent Examples of bring on
Summer flowers add a welcome pop of color to your garden, but this time of year can also bring on seasonal allergies.
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Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 10 June 2026
The shift was one of the most dramatic brought on by the redistricting efforts, which first went into effect for the June primaries.
—Haley Parsley
june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
That’s despite the uncertainty in the broader economy and geopolitics brought on by the war with Iran.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Duke didn’t join the task force on his own — there was also Detective Kokua, a character brought on as a replacement for the departing Kono.
—Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 10 June 2026
The shift was one of the most dramatic brought on by the redistricting efforts, which first went into effect for the June primaries.
—Haley Parsley
june 10, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
That’s despite the uncertainty in the broader economy and geopolitics brought on by the war with Iran.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Duke didn’t join the task force on his own — there was also Detective Kokua, a character brought on as a replacement for the departing Kono.
—Louis Peitzman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring on
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His eyes had rested on a flimsy plastic cup that had been abandoned on the sink, holding ragged lime slices and a slush of ice that was causing little beads of condensation to form on its sides.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 June 2026
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Debris from an Iranian drone interception injured an 11-year-old girl in Bahrain, in addition to causing damage to homes and vehicles, the country’s Interior Ministry said today.—
Sarah Dean,
NBC news,
12 June 2026
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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,
12 Dec. 2025
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Castro noted that with up to 90% of Haiti’s capital under gang control, the agency has created a large logistics operations to help get access to vulnerable communities.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
12 Dec. 2025
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The Astros will be forced to enter a bidding war to bring their ace back to Houston.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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During operational missions, SpaceX plans to bring both Super Heavy and Ship back to Starbase for launch-tower catches.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Last year, a coalition of park advocates announced plans to gather signatures for a sales tax hike that would generate $320 million annually for the parks department.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Iraq has still kept up the pressure and is managing to generate chances even with the lack of ball control.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
17 June 2026
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When the first skydiver emerged, a handle securing their reserve chute got caught on the plane’s flap over the wing, prompting the chute to deploy inadvertently, according to a video and a report about the incident released Thursday by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
12 Dec. 2025
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During a search of Haro's home, detectives found a loaded firearm, large quantities of narcotics, and two homemade explosives, police said, prompting the department's bomb squad to respond and render the devices safe.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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A lot of eukaryotic genes are also close relatives of one another, brought about by multiple duplications of an ancestral gene.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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Their performance is even better when the heat is used to bring about a phase change.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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What to do after writing some of this century’s most devastating songs about the torment of breaking up?—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Local officials cannot necessarily evaluate projects the way professional investors do, and tend to go all-in on one or a handful of hopefuls — leaving public finances exposed when bets sour, Wang added.—
Anniek Bao,Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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The One Battle After Another actress said the return of brothers Keenen Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, and Shawn Wayans, who will write and produce the horror parody, has made all the difference.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Dec. 2025
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Pilot projects have already produced notable results, Navy officials said.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Dec. 2025
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