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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 brought about
Speaking at the Fortune Global Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Al-Falih said the rapid pace of tech innovation, changes in trade policies, and the rise of new markets in the Global South have brought about massive change.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Our initial days as newlyweds brought about unique challenges.
—Maggie MacIntosh, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Fattman brought about an early end to Monday’s Senate session by doubting the presence of a quorum.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Whatever the truth about Gandalf’s past, staying with Seymour has brought about a gradual transformation.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
But the potential catastrophe of famine, brought about by an untested planet-wide experiment to only slightly increase our electrical production capacity, seems like a cost-heavy, benefit-light endeavor.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Led by the National Association of Audubon Societies’ vocal opposition, the grassroots environmental movement that followed brought about laws prohibiting the hunting and sale of bird feathers.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
The Institutional Revolution Kikvadze has had a front-row seat in the rooms where key decisions were made that brought about Bitcoin’s transformation.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
But let’s be very clear that Hamas’s newfound flexibility would not by itself have brought about this deal.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Our initial days as newlyweds brought about unique challenges.
—Maggie MacIntosh, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2025
Fattman brought about an early end to Monday’s Senate session by doubting the presence of a quorum.
—State House News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Whatever the truth about Gandalf’s past, staying with Seymour has brought about a gradual transformation.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
But the potential catastrophe of famine, brought about by an untested planet-wide experiment to only slightly increase our electrical production capacity, seems like a cost-heavy, benefit-light endeavor.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
Led by the National Association of Audubon Societies’ vocal opposition, the grassroots environmental movement that followed brought about laws prohibiting the hunting and sale of bird feathers.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
The Institutional Revolution Kikvadze has had a front-row seat in the rooms where key decisions were made that brought about Bitcoin’s transformation.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
But let’s be very clear that Hamas’s newfound flexibility would not by itself have brought about this deal.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought about
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Infant botulism is caused by a bacterium that produces toxins in the large intestine.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Vanderbilt has been working on tempo all season, hasn’t used it a ton in games yet, but unleashed it Saturday and caused trouble.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Philippines is one of Asia’s most flood-prone countries but this year it has also been mired in a massive corruption scandal involving flood control projects that have brought thousands of protesters out onto the streets.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Johnston wrote that the Bright Futures Fund was brought into the diocesan accounting system and was under the regular oversight of its finance office.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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The right-hander generated a ground ball to get the force out at home in an extremely close call, and the very next pitch was a risky fly out tracked down by Andy Pages (who entered the game after the bases were loaded).—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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For the first time, solar energy generated more electricity than coal across the European Union.—
Alexis Abramson,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The furor prompted Apple and Google to remove VenApp from their play stores.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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The union declined to comment on whether the move prompted any layoffs.—
Katie Kilkenny,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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Other events in the secondary season include the November 2018 tornado outbreak which spawned at least 10 tornadoes throughout Middle Tennessee, killing one person and injuring three others.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Nov. 2025
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The film spawned a divisive sequel — which was also directed by Dante, but not written by Columbus.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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The two men then said Smollett paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was charged with filing a false police report; the charges were later dropped after Smollett paid a fine and did community service.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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There are alternative sources for jobs data, such as ADP’s private-sector payrolls and proxies produced by the Chicago Fed, which Goolsbee oversees, but few good ways to track consumer prices.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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My introduction to complex works was New American Radio, produced by Helen Thorington and Regine Beyer in the 1980s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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