1
as in creating
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 persuading
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 costing
to have a price of
the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction
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Recent Examples of bringing
The Sun forms a cazimi with Mercury in Taurus in your 2nd House of Resources, bringing a sharp insight around income, spending, self-worth, or what your energy is actually worth.
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Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Royals starter Seth Lugo walked designated hitter Andrew Benintendi, bringing Kelenic up with two on and two outs and the score tied at 3.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
It wasn't calculated by bringing it up.
—Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Denver could hit 90 degrees Wednesday for the first time this year, bringing a taste of summer well ahead of schedule.
—Joe Ruch, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Italian immigrants arrived through the city in the late 1800s, bringing their food traditions with them.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
But Netflix will also add to its awards portfolio with NFL Honors, bringing live programming from Super Bowl week to the platform.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Beyond production, Vixens has also become known for bringing brands into auteur cinema as financing partners.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 May 2026
For a number of years you were known for bringing big budget — $80M-100M — projects to market.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 14 May 2026
Royals starter Seth Lugo walked designated hitter Andrew Benintendi, bringing Kelenic up with two on and two outs and the score tied at 3.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
It wasn't calculated by bringing it up.
—Chantz Martin Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2026
Denver could hit 90 degrees Wednesday for the first time this year, bringing a taste of summer well ahead of schedule.
—Joe Ruch, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Italian immigrants arrived through the city in the late 1800s, bringing their food traditions with them.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
But Netflix will also add to its awards portfolio with NFL Honors, bringing live programming from Super Bowl week to the platform.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
Beyond production, Vixens has also become known for bringing brands into auteur cinema as financing partners.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 13 May 2026
For a number of years you were known for bringing big budget — $80M-100M — projects to market.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringing
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Likewise, in building communities, there must be a priority on preserving green spaces, creating walkable neighborhoods to reduce traffic and car emissions, intentionally designating areas for wildlife habitats, and prioritizing quality of life through parks, trails, and conservation areas.—
Sammy Duda,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The letter, sent Friday, comes amid a high-stakes legal battle currently playing out in an Oakland federal courtroom between onetime partners Altman and Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, who in 2015 co-founded the AI company best known for creating ChatGPT.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Influencers have become a routine part of persuading voters in local, state and national races as legacy media’s reach has waned, though there are few laws on the books regulating them.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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Trump wants Xi’s help persuading Tehran to open the Strait of Hormuz and come back to the bargaining table.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
14 May 2026
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Both Kia and my mechanic want to replace the whole unit costing hundreds of dollars.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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This gap is costing patients and the health care system a great deal.—
Amanda Erickson,
STAT,
12 May 2026
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In addition to causing rare but slow-burn, fatal neurological disorders that can kill a child years after a measles infection, the virus can also wipe the immune system’s memory, destroying cells that fight off other infections.—
Veronique Greenwood,
Time,
11 May 2026
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Republicans responded with a petition to repeal the increases, leading to a referendum that will land before voters just as the Iran war is causing the price of gas to skyrocket around the United States.—
Claire Rush,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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The key for Cornyn will be convincing voters who typically don’t make it to the polls for runoffs to cast their ballot for him, Jones said.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 May 2026
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He is accused, among other things, of defrauding many of Banco Master's 800,000 clients, including several state government pension funds, out of hundreds of millions of dollars by convincing them to make shady investments.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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The Golden Retriever is just doing her job, and loving it, fetching bats for a professional Lake Elsinore baseball team.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Now, not only has the motorcycle been completed, but it’s also been quickly bought, fetching more than US$500,000!—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 May 2026
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All of these material properties play a role in generating the potential measured by a probe, independent of any special Casimir forces or vacuum fluctuations.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2026
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Certain lower-risk administrative technologies are expressly excluded, including spreadsheets requiring human analysis, workflow management and routing tools, and systems that simply organize or summarize information without generating predictions or inferences.—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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This housing push doesn’t have to do with the construction of new housing as much as getting tenants in the door, which might seem like an odd issue to have in a city with as acute of a housing demand as New York.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2026
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Short but sweet Jacksonville took advantage of perhaps the most famous offseason haircut with quarterback Trevor Lawrence getting his long locks cut short on camera after introducing the Jaguars’ schedule that then plays out on the screen edited down to less than 2 minutes.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2026
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“Bringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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