as in creating
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 catalyzing
Mandated by the state’s Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, a 2021 bill catalyzing the transition to 100% renewable energy sources, this is the second four-year grid plan for ComEd.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
As a child, Hamnet dies during the plague—a loss that O’Farrell depicts as catalyzing Shakespeare’s tragic play about the Danish prince.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
Riyadh Music Week is a platform powered by the Music Commission aimed at supporting and catalyzing the Kingdom’s music ecosystem through thought leadership, education, innovation, and international collaboration.
—Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2025
Financial institutions like banks are also key in catalyzing ASEAN’s green transition, Chen said.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
One of those decisions, which Quimby and Reber characterize as the straw that broke the camel’s back in catalyzing the unionization push, was the removal of a key perk of their employment — a free drink from the bar at the end of the night.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Moreover, Elliott also has a robust history of catalyzing strategic outcomes at REITs.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
The researchers also recovered most of that catalyzing salt by filtering the solution after the process was completed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
One tool for catalyzing this kind of higher-level adaptability is to cultivate an external perspective.
—David Michels, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
As a child, Hamnet dies during the plague—a loss that O’Farrell depicts as catalyzing Shakespeare’s tragic play about the Danish prince.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 15 Dec. 2025
Riyadh Music Week is a platform powered by the Music Commission aimed at supporting and catalyzing the Kingdom’s music ecosystem through thought leadership, education, innovation, and international collaboration.
—Billboard Arabia, Billboard, 5 Dec. 2025
Financial institutions like banks are also key in catalyzing ASEAN’s green transition, Chen said.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2025
One of those decisions, which Quimby and Reber characterize as the straw that broke the camel’s back in catalyzing the unionization push, was the removal of a key perk of their employment — a free drink from the bar at the end of the night.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
Moreover, Elliott also has a robust history of catalyzing strategic outcomes at REITs.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2025
The researchers also recovered most of that catalyzing salt by filtering the solution after the process was completed.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
One tool for catalyzing this kind of higher-level adaptability is to cultivate an external perspective.
—David Michels, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyzing
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The federal agency was tasked with creating and enforcing rules to protect consumers from abusive practices across a range of financial institutions.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its acquisition of Calpine closed on January 7, 2026, creating a footprint encompassing 21 nuclear reactors and over 50 natural gas plants.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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TikTok said technical issues are causing posts to take longer to publish and be recommended to users.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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He was also charged with two felony enhancements of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury or death, two felony enhancements for knowing another principal was personally armed with a firearm and one felony enhancement of personal use of a firearm.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The controversial first trip of a UK PM to China for nearly a decade has been generating headlines all week.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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In our region, Missouri and Indiana were the clear winners in terms of generating positive net domestic migration last year, with Wisconsin right on their heels.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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The king’s strategy has been swiftly pulling titles, distancing himself from Andrew while bringing his nieces further into the royal fold.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Most of the stars observed by Kepler were fainter than magnitude 13 in our sky, so HD 137010b's star is an outlier at magnitude 10, bringing it in range of even 6-inch (150mm) amateur telescopes.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Feb. 2026
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Extreme heat fuels out of control bushfires Bushfires, fueled by the soaring temperatures, have menaced towns in the state of Victoria, prompting evacuations as volunteer firefighters attempted to douse flames around homes.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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This shows a willingness to help while prompting a prioritization conversation.—
Kate Wieczorek,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Oh-My-God particle first interacted with an atomic nucleus in the upper atmosphere, producing a series of daughter particles that each maintain a fraction of the original particle’s momentum, which then collide with greater and greater numbers of particles, and so on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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The cattle there are raised in open-air conditions and fed for precisely 600 to 650 days, producing uniquely tender beef with subtle umami.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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The producers and the author were doing kind of book events and the lines were like several times around the block.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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On a crowded concourse in the middle of a Saturday morning two months before the start of the season, fans are chugging beers, scarfing Dodger dogs, and even doing a line dance.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Antisemitism is surging across the globe, reaching levels not seen since the end of World War II and spawning atrocities like the Hanukkah massacre at Australia’s Bondi Beach that killed 15 people.—
Elliott Broidy,
Sun Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Photos of Macron in his statement shades went viral, spawning countless memes and comments with references to ‘80s films such as Top Gun, Cobra, and Terminator.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2026
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