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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 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 The Speedwell had sailed first from Holland to England, bringing about 45 passengers and supplies to join the voyage for religious freedom to North America. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringing about
  1. causing
  2. creating
  3. bringing
  4. generating
  5. prompting
  6. doing
  7. spawning
  8. producing
Verb
  • This past August’s damage-causing storm brought havoc on the ranch, and clean-up efforts have been ongoing since.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • There’s reason to believe this is all causing Trump some distress.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of causing
Verb
  • It will be closed by leaders who decide that creating new value beats endlessly compressing old value.
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In the flickering flame of firelight, the stutters take on a zoetrope effect, creating the illusion of rhinos in motion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • The Aries Full Moon activates your playful 5th house, bringing creativity, romance, self-expression, or a personal passion into sharper focus.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Millions of Hawaii residents are on alert this weekend as Hurricane Nolo slowly makes its way to the islands, bringing heavy rain and high winds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of bringing
Verb
  • It is typically thought that generating new traits takes long periods of evolutionary time.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Jackson has had difficulty generating the same enthusiasm among voters as his predecessor, Platner, who consistently held town halls across the state and had a viral social media presence.
    — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of generating
Verb
  • Hurricane Nolo could bring as much as 25 inches of rain, flash flooding and dangerous surf to Hawaii’s Big Island, prompting emergency preparations, school closures and a federal disaster declaration.
    — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Police said Anderlik came to their attention through the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, of which Crystal Lake is a member, prompting an investigation.
    — Mick Zawislak, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of prompting
Verb
  • Sure, and that self-deprecation is also a fundamental principle of comedy and humor, which is a lot of what your stories are doing too.
    — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Give us a decade to get another lifetime to keep doing a little bit better.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • The Dutch series, which premiered in 2010, was the first iteration of what would become a global singing-competition franchise, eventually spawning more than 150 adaptations around the world.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024 and 2025, the Bureau of Reclamation poured colder water through the dam’s river bypass tubes — a deeper outlet than the hydropower intakes — to prevent smallmouth bass from spawning there.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of spawning
Verb
  • Jeff stars in it while also co-producing and providing the music.
    — Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Polo was producing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph Saturday but is expected to gradually weaken before making landfall Monday.
    — Eugene Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 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 28 Sep. 2026.

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