BRINGING ON Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

bringing on

verb

present participle of bring on

as in causing

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences

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Recent Examples of bringing on Since news broke on Monday that The Onion was nearing a new deal to seize Infowars from Jones — and bringing on Heidecker to serve as the site’s new creative director — the conspiracy theorist has been posting on X about the comedian’s past work. —

Mia Sato, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2026 Kasten said there are no current plans to sell teams to individual owners, but there has been some recent talk about bringing on additional investors, especially as more people approach the league looking for attractive sports opportunities. —

Ian Thomas, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2026 Sporting made a substitution at halftime, bringing on Diego Borges, which appeared to steady things a bit for Kansas City. —

Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026 Each one requires hiring staff, bringing on outside contractors and service providers, and setting up systems to track outcomes. —

Max Crowley, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2026 Last year, Meta made a $14 billion investment in Scale AI — which operates in a similar space as Mercor — bringing on its then-28-year-old founder Alexandr Wang as its chief AI officer. —

Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026 Plus, learn when bringing on the help of a tax relief professional can be warranted. —

Jessica Walrack, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 Hamid had an eye toward bringing on another partner who’d be his counterpart, sounding board, and sometime foil. —

Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026 And while some companies are bringing on a ‘Chief Storyteller’ as a new C-Suite role, the role of the leadership to be able to tell a story is becoming more evident. —

Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 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
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