BRINGING ABOUT Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

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 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 The holdup played a significant role in bringing about the bankruptcy filing. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 June 2026 And so bringing about the kind of change and awareness that is needed is a heavy lift. — NBC news, 10 May 2026 The Hilton Inner Harbor hosted 14 matches Saturday, bringing about 28 boxers into the ring. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026 Tom Steyer is too focused on bringing about idealistic policy outcomes to be sensitive to the worldly conditions that will make their implementation detrimental. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026 In 1946, the organization renamed itself as the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to reflect the increasingly global aspects of the organization, and in 1947, the Bulletin introduced the Doomsday Clock as a metaphor for how close civilization is to bringing about its own destruction. — Daniel Holz, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026

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The demand for memory chips in the data centers being built to power AI is causing a shortage and sending prices skyrocketing.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Rodriguez was appointed after Republican senators held the seat open for three years, causing backed up court dockets, some experts said.

— Julia Coin July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

Definition of causing

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Last year, Holscher and Corson both voted to approve a 20-year sales tax exemptions for developers who commit to investing $250 million and creating at least 20 permanent jobs.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Creator culture can imitate the feeling of belonging without creating the lasting structure of belonging.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of creating

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Multiple schools are at the center of incidents in which teens are facing legal consequences for generating fake explicit images of their classmates.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The wearables generating circadian scores A growing crop of devices now translates light exposure, temperature, movement and heart-rate data into circadian metrics.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026

Definition of generating

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Rollins brought up the Bloodline, prompting back-and-forth strikes from the two former brothers.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Walbert Ureña, the Angels' starter who helped lead the shutout, did not offer similar complaints, prompting some fans to wonder whether Misiorowski's postgame comments were simply an excuse for an uncharacteristically rough outing.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of prompting

Verb

Chinese institutions have the capabilities and are doing cutting edge work, said Huang.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
The Red Bull Showrun, a live high-speed motorsports demonstration, will feature Formula 1 cars burning out and doing donuts on a roughly half-mile stretch of Hank Aaron Drive.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

Fish in his regular local lake were spawning in their thousands, providing plenty of action.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
And just as mobile phone use evolved in Africa in different ways from other parts of the world, spawning earlier and more prolific adoption of digital payments, AI use and deployment will differ.

— Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of spawning

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With the aim of producing an addition 200,000 degrees beyond the 1 million already projected for 2030, the university set goals to improve its graduation rates.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026
Animal viruses jump to humans in the wild hundreds of thousands of times a year, usually producing negligible infections, occasionally sparking an outbreak.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 22 July 2026

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