catalyzed

verb

past tense of catalyze
as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) a reinstitution of the draft would catalyze protests around the country

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Recent Examples of catalyzed After two decades, his pivot was influenced by shifting professional valuations towards external contributions, catalyzed by a book and a Daily Show appearance. — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The march stems from the violent 1969 police raid of the Stonewall Inn that catalyzed the gay rights movement at a time when many people who were LGBTQIA+ hid their identity. — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 28 June 2026 President Biden signed official legislation following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that catalyzed demands for justice and equity worldwide. — Danielle Broadway, Parents, 19 June 2026 Federal research funding—which has catalyzed breakthroughs from the Internet to lifesaving medical treatments—is facing serious cuts at precisely the moment when our global competitiveness depends on it most. — Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 16 June 2026 Like most technological innovations of the 20th century, the 747 project was catalyzed by the military. — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 The rally has been catalyzed by a global boom in semiconductors and AI infrastructure that has lifted companies like Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. — Joohee Cho, ABC News, 4 June 2026 The group has argued against moratoriums, saying that changes catalyzed by data center demand would benefit all energy consumers. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 4 June 2026 The raid sparked a series of public protests and catalyzed the gay rights movement at a time when many LGBTQ+ people kept their identities to themselves. — Geoff Mulvihill, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyzed
  1. caused
  2. created
  3. prompted
  4. generated
  5. brought
  6. spawned
  7. produced
Verb
  • The storm system that caused historic flooding in West Virginia Tuesday into Wednesday and wreaked havoc from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast will linger across Virginia and the Southeast through the end of the week.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Torrential rains caused flash floods that swamped homes, washed out bridges and led to water rescues in West Virginia, authorities said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of caused
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  • Undrafted rookie Cash Jones created some buzz at the beginning of OTAs after rookie minicamp revealed the Falcons are cross-training Jones, a college running back at Georgia, as a receiver.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • This tour will be key in terms of enhancing existing relationships and trying to attract new business, especially off the back of the buzz created by the World Cup in the States.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • Mykhailo Fedorov's dismissal, part of a rebooting of the government announced Sunday, prompted protests in Kyiv.
    — Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • An unusually warm spring prompted early runoff and early peak flows in most Colorado rivers.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 16 July 2026
Definition of prompted
Verb
  • For a building worth tens of millions of dollars, the revenue generated by a foreclosure sale could range into the hundreds of thousands.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
  • So far, Disney’s live-action remake has generated $82 million domestically and $178 million globally.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 July 2026
Definition of generated
Verb
  • The extradition process can take months, depending on what challenges are brought, legal experts said.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Ukraine’s creative utilization of drones has ignited a surging fuel crisis across the Russian Federation that has brought the war front and center to the Russian people for the first time.
    — Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of brought
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  • That closes a three-month international saga that left scores of people stranded aboard the ship for weeks and spawned a complex multinational effort to repatriate the passengers, including one of the largest quarantine operations in recent memory.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • In addition to earning six Grammy Awards and launching multiple television series, the property spawned 20th Century Fox’s 2007 live-action musical film Alvin and the Chipmunks and three sequels.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of spawned
Verb
  • The influx of moisture and that storm system’s stalling front have already produced bands of rain in eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.
    — Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The Odyssey are being produced by Insight Editions for late summer and fall releases.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of produced

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