as in causes
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 brings on
Summer also brings on rainstorms with lightning and flash flooding.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The decades-long rivalry brings on various pre-game festivities and bonfires.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Those gases linger and circle the Earth, causing global warming and climate change that brings on more severe weather, such as rainstorms and intense summer heat.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The decades-long rivalry brings on various pre-game festivities and bonfires.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Those gases linger and circle the Earth, causing global warming and climate change that brings on more severe weather, such as rainstorms and intense summer heat.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brings on
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In addition to the Ebola virus, which causes Ebola virus disease, there are also the Sudan virus, Bundibugyo virus and Taï Forest virus that can cause severe illness in humans.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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General Motors confirmed that its Cole Engineering Center at the GM Technical Center in Warren tested positive for the presence of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Following the serum was The Cream, which seals moisture and creates a natural base, before setting everything together with the Reset Rebalancing Setting Powder.—
Kristine Kwak,
StyleCaster,
28 Sep. 2025
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
27 Sep. 2025
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Like Squid Game, the final scene brings us to Los Angeles, where two bros discuss sports at a bar, as a story about the earthquakes plays on the news.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Gleeson’s arrival brings another jolt of energy.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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These subsidies were cunning, part of a decades-long effort to keep alive the myths that offshore wind energy is nearly self-sufficient and generates increasingly inexpensive electricity.—
Craig Rucker,
Boston Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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But even by the most conservative estimates, the US operation — the firm’s most lucrative market with 170 million active users — generates revenue north of $10 billion a year.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
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As much as his ability to hit from the right side, Johnson’s defense might be what prompts a decision to start him in Game 1.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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The meeting was convened after Estonia requested consultations under Article 4, a mechanism that prompts urgent talks among allies.—
Matthew Bodner,
NBC news,
25 Sep. 2025
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In Season 3, Arisu follows Usagi into Borderland, just like Alice does the white rabbit to Wonderland.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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The housing authority, which does business as the Metropolitan Housing Alliance, is governed by a five-member board.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Sep. 2025
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The GapStudio fall 2023 Collection 03, designed by Posen, draws on the romanticism and futurism of the 1960s and the sharp minimalism and sleek energy of downtown New York of the 1990s.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Exploring the bonds between fathers and sons through the lens of inter-generational healing and forgiveness, The Heart is a Muscle draws on experiences specific to South Africa’s Cape Flats neighborhood which also speak to the universal search for reconciliation and belonging.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
29 Sep. 2025
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Spiraling into hate only wastes energy, furthers the divide, and produces greater suffering.—
Mark Waller,
Denver Post,
26 Sep. 2025
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Roller created the series and executive produces with Chris McKenna, Dan Harmon, Steve Levy and Titmouse’s Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio and Ben Kalina.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Brings on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brings%20on. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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