BRING ON Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

bring on

verb

Definition of bring on

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 Say, for example, that Lars von Trier took the helm of the next Avengers movie, David Cronenberg directed Jurassic World 5, or Wes Anderson was inexplicably brought on board for reshoots of Fast & Furious 11. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Johnson administration officials said enforcement of the ordinance would be rolled out in a three-year implementation plan, bringing on over two dozen employees across multiple city departments. — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The likes of Rahm and DeChambeau are two of the biggest pieces missing if golf wants to patch itself together after such a disruptive time brought on by LIV. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 For that, Ki has brought on Jon Rosen, a former William Morris Endeavor senior partner who in 2024 launched his own firm, Envisionary Management. — Oskar Garcia, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bring on

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The president has opposed such efforts to constrain AI and claims that doing so could cause China to eclipse America on the technology.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
But during a massive internal update, performance art is often the first thing that causes suffering.

— Patrick Murphy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of cause

Verb

Venus in your private 12th house connects awkwardly with Uranus in your partnership zone, creating tension between closeness and the desire to disappear for a while.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Tessa Coates created the series and serves as executive producer and showrunner along with Matt Miller and director Peyton Reed.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of create

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Michael Busch’s one-out walk brought the tying run to the plate in Alex Bregman, who barreled a ball to the deepest part of the park for a 383-foot flyout.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
The outdoor garden was recently replanted earlier this year after city workers had to bring the side of the building up to code.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bring

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Let the machines do what’s mechanical—generating practice problems, flagging errors, grading the responses that are beyond discussion.

— Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Both teams struggled at times to generate consistency with their passing attacks.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of generate

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Coach Nick Sirianni needed a new offensive coordinator for the fifth consecutive season after the offense’s regression in 2025 prompted the biggest change of the Sirianni era.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
The president gave them until this week to comply, prompting fear among migrant communities.

— Michael Kaloki, NPR, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of prompt

Verb

The company expects to bring about 250 jobs with the manufacturing facility, with pay starting at $26 per hour.

— Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Sep. 2026
But any system for sports that isn’t negotiated by labor—the athletes—is bound to bring about implementation and interpretation disagreements and, in some cases, litigation.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of bring about

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In fact, Hal does so almost immediately so John can use his artistic skills to create a complex tunneling device for burrowing beneath the compound.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
As the business grows, employee owners' ESOP accounts do, too, without contributing a cent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of do

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When the ball was on target, not only was it was caught, but receivers produced nearly 60 percent of Iowa’s pass yards after the catch.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
That target remains well beyond simply producing a larger processor.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

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