as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the ice storm caused a massive power outage
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Recent Examples of causing
When the wafer is rinsed, these clumps redeposit onto the surface, causing the defects.
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Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Federal regulators also have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s self-driving feature after dozens of incidents in which the cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Melissa is a reminder that humans are causing the Earth to get warmer, Seitter said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Maintaining with LaMelo Ball’s name popped up on the injury report Friday night, causing more than a slight stir among the team’s weary fan base because of the star guard’s injury history.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Stein warns against using a bagless vacuum, as the small baking soda particles will get into the motor and filter, causing damage to your vacuum.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
But her world is shaken once more when another person with the same ability appears… a man who police believe is responsible for causing the earthquake that destroyed their town.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
They were also charged and arrested with crimes, from failing to do their duty to causing the conditions that led to the deaths of the men.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
Federal regulators also have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s self-driving feature after dozens of incidents in which the cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Melissa is a reminder that humans are causing the Earth to get warmer, Seitter said.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Maintaining with LaMelo Ball’s name popped up on the injury report Friday night, causing more than a slight stir among the team’s weary fan base because of the star guard’s injury history.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2025
Stein warns against using a bagless vacuum, as the small baking soda particles will get into the motor and filter, causing damage to your vacuum.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2025
But her world is shaken once more when another person with the same ability appears… a man who police believe is responsible for causing the earthquake that destroyed their town.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
They were also charged and arrested with crimes, from failing to do their duty to causing the conditions that led to the deaths of the men.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for causing
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Whitehead did this in part by creating his works abroad, in Australia, and France, and elsewhere, in broadcast environments that were more hospitable towards the experimental.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dongre works with a network of artisans across India, from embroiderers to block printers, creating designs that blend femininity with comfort and practicality.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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What To Know Most of the deaths were reported in the central province of Cebu, which Kalmaegi hit on Tuesday after roaring in from the Pacific, bringing torrential rains, powerful winds and extensive flooding, the Associated Press (AP) reported.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Naturally, Meredith completely denies this and says that Britani is only bringing this up because her own relationship is such a disaster.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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Along with this new relentless fast pace, the Heat tweaked the offense to use fewer pick-and-rolls, fewer handoffs and fewer play calls while generating more paint attacks this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Wiley added that Barrett-Jackson is good at generating excitement for the vehicles, so the car could get even more than his top line estimate of $1 million.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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With leaves still clinging to the trees, Arne Slot had overseen four straight defeats, prompting searching questions to be asked of the head coach, the club’s summer transfer strategy, senior players and everything in between.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Second-half summary Utah took a 54-51 lead after outscoring the Kings 8-2 to start the second half, prompting Christie to call an early timeout two nights after watching his team blow a 20-point first-half lead against the Suns.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Creating a system for producing solid-state battery cells The three companies are combining their expertise in materials science, manufacturing, and automotive design to accelerate the path toward commercializing all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs).—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Gorillas brought the rush, producing seven sacks, including two each by Sam Hultz and Jeremy Sharp (Ray-Pec).—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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These innocuous-seeming actions can kindle dry vegetation, potentially spawning a wildfire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Back to the Future was a massive success, spawning two sequels, while Family Ties ended in 1989.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing this lovely Sunday?—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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In Atlanta in 2018, young tight end Austin Hooper learned that Paulsen was also doing scouting reports on tight ends who were upcoming draft prospects for the staff and for his agent.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Of those, about 44,000 were working adults and 42,000 were working for an employer, according to the report.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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Singaporean transit company ComfortDelGro, meanwhile, is working with Pony AI to explore offering robotaxis, while Lyft is collaborating with Baidu to test its Apollo Go self-driving cars in Europe.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Causing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/causing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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