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to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
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Recent Examples of brought about
A lot of eukaryotic genes are also close relatives of one another, brought about by multiple duplications of an ancestral gene.
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ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
The Knicks will come home with a 2-0 series lead on Monday, but the Game 2 victory, the biggest for the Knicks in a generation, brought about unruly behavior outside the Garden.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Good Samaritan was brought about during the Jim Crow era where segregation laws were being enforced.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
And while that change may have been brought about gradually over the past few years, 2025-26 was when things changed suddenly.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
General Interest Magazines General interest magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, brought about interpretive journalism using reporting teams.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
The pandemic years brought about a surge in violence and other crimes across the country, from which many cities have only recently recovered.
—Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
But in addition to that video, the cast’s Newport trip also brought about the hope of peace between Kelsey and Rosie.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 May 2026
End the massive overregulation brought about by my opponent.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
The Knicks will come home with a 2-0 series lead on Monday, but the Game 2 victory, the biggest for the Knicks in a generation, brought about unruly behavior outside the Garden.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Good Samaritan was brought about during the Jim Crow era where segregation laws were being enforced.
—Charlotte Observer, 29 May 2026
And while that change may have been brought about gradually over the past few years, 2025-26 was when things changed suddenly.
—Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 27 May 2026
General Interest Magazines General interest magazines, such as The Saturday Evening Post, brought about interpretive journalism using reporting teams.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 May 2026
The pandemic years brought about a surge in violence and other crimes across the country, from which many cities have only recently recovered.
—Elizabeth Glazer, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
But in addition to that video, the cast’s Newport trip also brought about the hope of peace between Kelsey and Rosie.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 May 2026
End the massive overregulation brought about by my opponent.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought about
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Infant botulism is a rare but serious illness caused when spores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum enter an infant’s digestive tract and produce toxins which attack nerves, leading to muscular and respiratory paralysis.—
Victoria Forster,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Motorists suffered car accidents caused by icy roads.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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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.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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The dam is one of three that created the boating and fishing lake in the early 1900s.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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According to Oliveira, onlookers were amazed by the size of the shark as it was brought closer to shore.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Although Edeme never claimed to have invented the technique, she has widely been credited as the person who brought the style back into the fore.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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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,
10 June 2026
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Natchez was considered the ideal location for creating an economy centered on slave labor that generated cotton.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The breach prompted a temporary shelter-in-place order as authorities worked to secure the installation.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Those attacks prompted a forceful Israeli response targeting Lebanon.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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In the wake of 2020’s protests, many museums solicited responses from contemporary artists—particularly artists of color; A250 has spawned no such wave of institutional commissions.—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
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While multiple sequels and spinoffs have spawned in the years since, nothing matches The Conjuring in providing genuine, classic horror for an era of jaded moviegoers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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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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In the 1970s, what was then West Germany co-produced the Tornado bomber with the UK and Italy; then in the 1990s Germany worked with the UK, Italy and Spain to produce the dog-fighting Eurofighter jet.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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In 1969, the United Arab Emirates — then known as the Trucial States — produced a series of stamps, aimed primarily at global collectors, of iconic artists, musicians and athletes, including six Major League Baseball Hall of Famers.—
Tom Reinsfelder,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 June 2026
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