contribute (to)

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Verb
  • The end of kayfabe brought about a strange artistic flourishing—wrestling postmodernism.
    Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This would bring about a destructive reentry within hours or days.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • His quick steps can cause tackles to lose their balance, and his burst to turn pressures into sacks is tremendous.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
  • At the same time, what is happening right now should not undermine confidence in hospice care or cause patients and families in California and across the country to hesitate when considering it.
    Tom Koutsoumpas, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Nvidia said its upcoming Groq 3 LPU hardware will draw on large quantities of static random-access memory, or SRAM, which is used by Cerebras, an AI chipmaker that filed to go public earlier this month.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Much of his work, from radio to film, drew on literary sources.
    Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • August 23 – September 22 A smart adjustment today creates more momentum than effort.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The barbs that President Barack Obama and Seth Meyers hurled at him created a political narrative that persists.
    Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • While in the region, Curiosity recently utilized its onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite, built to search for compounds of the element carbon that are associated with life and investigate ways in which these compounds are generated and destroyed in the Martian ecosphere.
    Leonard David, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This article was generated by the CA Earthquake Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Community members are asked to bring their own bags.
    Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • This thing that brings us into the world can so quickly be deemed indecent.
    Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Rodriguez measures in at 6 feet 1 3/8, 231 pounds and was a tackling machine for the Red Raiders, the same school which produced current Dolphins All-Pro linebacker Jordyn Brooks and Hall of Famer Zach Thomas.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Washington, a big, fast, physical back who has produced in the SEC, is near the top of the list.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In 2022, multiple outlets reported that Disney was developing a third Princess Diaries movie, and filmmaker Adele Lim (Joy Ride) was brought on to direct the project in October 2024.
    Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The cause of his death was the source of wide-spread speculation in the French media, with reports of depression brought on by mounting debts and rumors, never substantiated, that the Michelin Guide was planning to remove one of La Côte d’Or’s three stars.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Contribute (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contribute%20%28to%29. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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