catalyzed

past tense of catalyze

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Recent Examples of catalyzed The numbers provide a rare look into the growth catalyzed by friendly legislatures and government money, while public school districts are losing students and closing schools. Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyzed
Verb
  • Unlike previous Ebola outbreaks, this one is caused by the less common Bundibugyo strain, for which there are no proven vaccines and treatment options remain limited.
    Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • However, a moderation error caused a delay in the livestream’s removal.
    Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Tectonic movement also created today's Central Valley, a highly productive agricultural area that was once part of the ocean, then an inland sea, and then a freshwater lake, Lozos said.
    Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the first week of spring training in February, when the first-year manager wanted to raise the topic of how news of his hiring had broken, his attempt to set the record straight only created further confusion for some.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The incident prompted city officials to evacuate several surrounding buildings and reroute nearby bus lines over fears of a partial collapse.
    Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • This, at least in part, prompted the new round of checks from the GCMB.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • In early 2025, Y Combinator reported that for a quarter of its Winter 2025 batch, roughly 95% of the codebase was AI-generated, notable for highly technical founders who would have written the software themselves a year earlier.
    Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Industrial companies and technology firms have already secured rights to the electricity generated at the site.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Then in August 2021, Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans, so the couple brought Family Meal back at a time when many were not just without food, but water and electricity.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Boston moved Garciaparra in a four-team blockbuster that brought Orlando Cabrera and Doug Mientkiewicz to the club as the Red Sox reshaped their roster ahead of an eventual World Series championship.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Vancouver’s model spawned dozens of injection sites across Canada.
    Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Wildfires in a Utah national forest spawned massive spinning towers of smoke, prompting evacuations in a nearby town.
    Gina Park, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • Of those jobs, the education and health services sector produced 36,000, continuing a longstanding trend for the industry in leading employment growth.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Deep End marks a second feature adaptation for Hazelwood, whose romantic comedy novel The Love Hypothesis, produced by Amazon MGM and MRC, is slated for release on Prime Video on September 23.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026

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“Catalyzed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catalyzed. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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