bringing about

verb

present participle of bring about
as in causing
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse

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Recent Examples of bringing about This makes polar bears particularly vulnerable to climate change, which is bringing about longer ice-free seasons. — Margherita Bassi, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2026 The bitterness this caused would help lead to the rise of radical elements in Germany—Erzberger was murdered in 1921, and Hitler would come to power over the next decade—eventually bringing about the Second World War. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Nov. 2026 Yet Middle Eastern history shows that shifts in values can be crucial in bringing about changes in social and political organization. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Fortunately, new WiFi systems are bringing about bold new solutions to age-old problems. — William Jones, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026 And Peggy Flanagan is about bringing about real change, standing up to the big money interests. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Quantum heat engine Heat engines were critical in bringing about the Industrial Revolution. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 In 2019, a German nurse who murdered 87 patients by deliberately bringing about cardiac arrests was given a life sentence. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 The first two movies established themselves as genre classics, combining heart-stopping action with futuristic sci-fi that explored the threat of AI bringing about an apocalypse. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringing about
  1. causing
  2. creating
  3. bringing
  4. generating
  5. prompting
  6. doing
  7. spawning
  8. producing
Verb
  • When a single cell in a repeating lattice cracks or punctures, the surrounding identical cells immediately follow suit, causing a chain-reaction collapse.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
  • The show is set over 200 years after the life of Avatar Korra, with the world having been devastated by an apocalyptic event dubbed The Cataclysm that Korra is blamed for causing.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of causing
Verb
  • Many Brisbanites, Simon included, began to grow this place together, creating a city that reflected their own ambitions—and themselves.
    — Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Valentin wants staffers with an enthusiasm and energy who enjoy meeting people, saying that creating a welcoming atmosphere is a key part of making a gym succeed.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • Firefighters found flames inside the home and immediately brought the kids out by bringing them down a ladder, according to the city agency.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • In a unanimous vote, the 44 senators present voted to remove Peña for misconduct in office, bringing a dramatic end to one of South America's most stable presidencies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of bringing
Verb
  • But for others, due to a growing oversaturation in low-budget genre, both the opportunities to grab money-generating eyeballs and the budgets to make these films have been dramatically squeezed.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026
  • This raises questions about whether DUH’s priority is protecting consumers or generating publicity.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of generating
Verb
  • Bouchard also said the equipment previously used by the sheriff's office was banned by the federal government, prompting the office to search for a new company.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The policies come as an unprecedented number of immigrants held in Aurora have challenged their detention in federal court, prompting judges to repeatedly order their release.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of prompting
Verb
  • An 18-year-old accused of seriously injuring a pedestrian while allegedly doing car stunts in New Haven over the summer was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Tuesday.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Brown said the district is doing a full review of its eligibility process so these mistakes don’t happen again.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • The Taurids are known for spawning brilliant fireball meteors, which can flare brighter than Venus as pebble-sized pieces of debris enter and burn up in the atmosphere.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle created one of the most beloved fictional detectives of all time in Sherlock Holmes, spawning countless novels, films, TV series, and so forth featuring the sleuth.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawning
Verb
  • Federal research funding supports jobs and businesses while producing discoveries and training the workforce on which private industry depends.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Founded, in 1974, by the animator Tatsuo Shimamura, Shirogumi originally specialized in producing effects for television commercials, in addition to making films for special events and expositions.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of producing

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“Bringing about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing%20about. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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