bringing about

present participle of bring about

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bringing about The Grim Reaper paid a visit to Fairmont Crest this week, bringing about the first major character death in Beyond the Gates‘ seven-month run. Andy Swift, TVLine, 26 Sep. 2025 Inducing China to exert pressure on Moscow to end the war is one means of bringing about peace in Ukraine. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 But Tricolor’s problems aren’t likely to upend the broader financial services industry the way the subprime mortgage lenders did in 2008, nearly bringing about a new Depression. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025 Judy becomes a vessel for the demon and ultimately helps conclude the Smurl investigation, bringing about the destruction of the demonic mirror that nearly pre-empted her own life. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025 Only then will showcasing their efforts on a global stage have a chance of bringing about sustained change on a wider scale. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025 Our major hospitals and universities can lead the way in bringing about needed change. Tykia Warden, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringing about
Verb
  • Scores of employees put their houses on the market at once, causing prices to drop and sales to slow.
    Miranda Dunlap, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Salmon said his counselor suggested his attraction to men was his father’s fault because his job kept him away from home a lot, causing Salmon to identify more with his mother.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Empowerment Plan was founded in 2012 to provide jobs to people experiencing homelessness creating coats that turn into sleeping bags.
    Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Since then, Han has continued to build on that momentum, creating a stream of inventive sandwich recipes that have gone viral on TikTok.
    Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the ways automakers are evolving is by bringing new electric vehicles to the market.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Seven of Sunday’s eight penalties were committed by the offense, including four more pre-snap infractions, bringing the season total to 11.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Although no policies were violated, auditors recommended stronger vetting for revenue-generating contracts, which often escape scrutiny.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Versant last month filed its first financial reckoning with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and while the breakaway entity is still generating plenty of cash, the flow has been disrupted by the ongoing rash of customer defections.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many affected residents and business owners lacked flood insurance, prompting calls for financial support.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • After a photo of Gilbert showing her inside a crate began to spread online, people reported the vendor to local law enforcement, prompting an evaluation by Warren County Animal Control.
    Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Even though Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to give Amorim a full season, and losing to Sunderland was not regarded as terminal, doing so would have brought immense pressure.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing on this lovely Sunday?
    Rosalind Bowling, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The count of spawning fall-run in the Sacramento River has fallen 95% in 20 years.
    Scott Artis, Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the time since, the Post has shed much of its former staff, some of whom have found success producing the same content on other platforms.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Bringing about.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing%20about. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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