as in creates
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 catalyzes
Besieging someone only catalyzes those defense mechanisms.
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Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Beyond metallurgy, vanadium pentoxide catalyzes sulfuric acid production, and newer applications include vanadium redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Holland also originated the role of Elegba in the 2009 production of The Brothers Size, which perhaps catalyzes a clever, poignant dynamic in his tension with Mays’ Elegba.
—Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Jonny Thomson, Big Think, 4 Mar. 2026
Beyond metallurgy, vanadium pentoxide catalyzes sulfuric acid production, and newer applications include vanadium redox flow batteries for large-scale energy storage.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2025
Holland also originated the role of Elegba in the 2009 production of The Brothers Size, which perhaps catalyzes a clever, poignant dynamic in his tension with Mays’ Elegba.
—Essence, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyzes
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Leftism thus constitutes an ongoing search for new causes to fight on behalf of, in a way that mobilizes adherents and creates solidarity among them.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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This creates an imbalance in how the beads can influence each other.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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The high pressure causes air to sink toward the ground, where the compression of air causes temperatures to increase.—
Roberto Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
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That's what happens when a construction boom of AI data centers causes a global shortage of memory chips and a spike in prices, Fortune’s Alexei Oreskovic tells me.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The cut generates a more continuous glow across the diamond’s surface, according to Jacob & Co.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
18 Mar. 2026
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Each pair generates training data.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The super-senior brings a fiery magnitude that lifts his tempered Bulldogs.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The event brings thousands of visitors to downtown ― including designers, collectors, galleries, buyers and audiences from across the country and abroad.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Towey suggests trying something a little different on your next long-haul and downloading an app like Timeshifter, which prompts you to take small actions at specific times—like seeing bright light or avoiding caffeine—to adjust your circadian rhythm to a new time zone.—
Jessica Sulima,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Splitting up conference rivals for the early rounds sometimes prompts the tournament committee to juggle the seedings.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2026
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This produces a sharp optical transmission peak that serves as a highly stable frequency reference.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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An illegible city produces anxiety, alienation and disorientation.—
Yunus Emre Tozal,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Super Nintendo does a good job sketching out the corporate culture that leads to such demands.—
Alexander Kaplan,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tiny Goliath Trounces an Even Tinier David<\/h2>
While the iPad will continue to help the average user get by with paying the bills or writing their next breakout sci-fi novel, while maybe even tweaking some family photos, the MacBook Neo’s superior processor does it all better.
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PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
20 Mar. 2026
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Yearwood induces a popout to short.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Across Exuvie, Büchi induces a state of temporary autophony, a condition in which internal body sounds like breathing and blinking are amplified to maddening volume.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Catalyzes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catalyzes. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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