1,400 new words in our dictionary! — Parasocial, glow-up, promposal & more
1,400 new words in our dictionary! — More

contributed (to)

verb

past tense of contribute (to)
as in brought about

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributed (to)
  1. brought about
  2. caused
  3. brought on
  4. created
  5. generated
  6. effected
  7. brought
  8. induced
Verb
  • Milan Fashion Week is wrapping up in Italy on Monday, and, as expected, the flurry of runway shows has brought about many striking footwear moments in the world’s luxury shoe capital.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The East-West pipeline can carry 7 million barrels of oil per day and has helped alleviate some of the supply crunch brought about by the Iran war.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of brought about
Verb
  • The second challenge is proving that the specific drugs caused the death.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This has caused a domino effect in which inflation rose, then borrowing costs, then mortgage rates.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of caused
Verb
  • The facility’s battery storage system, which was brought on line in June, stores energy captured at the water treatment plant’s solar farm.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • As companies scale, more clinicians may need to be brought on to meet patient demands without sacrificing quality.
    — Amber Gill, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of brought on
Verb
  • While some newly prominent groups (such as those who later became known as Quakers) emphasized love, fellowship and justice, some members of other sects (like the Presbyterians) created new fears, new sins, new tests and new punishments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Physiotherapist James Cameron created the Lift for Life resistance program to help older adults improve their strength and balance, according to My London.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • The free cash flow generated over the past year alone is enough to repurchase 8% to 10% of shares outstanding, BofA estimates.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Furthermore, the material senses motion by detecting the triboelectricity generated as the wearer moves against the textile.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of generated
Verb
  • It's undoubtedly been an issue that has effected the black community more than any other in America.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While most fan initiatives have been student-driven or voluntary with limited authority involvement, the World Cup has effected change at a diplomatic level too.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Definition of effected
Verb
  • That changed when Cameron Crowe brought him into the art department for Singles.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Rescuers brought two bodies and 10 survivors down from the mountain by helicopter to a nearby town, Khanal said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of brought
Verb
  • The strongest El Niño event in recorded is history is likely by most if not all metrics, including the Relative Oceanic Niño Index, which accounts for climate change induced warming in the calculations.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Alcantara induced flyouts from the first two batters in the ninth inning before walking Lars Nootbar.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of induced
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

contributed
contributed (to)
contributes
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Contributed (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributed%20%28to%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of argot

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World

Why do we 'bury the lede?'
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
image of the words cracker fly and sale arranged in a triangle with the word fire in the middle
Triple Play Quiz Find the word that pairs with each of the three g...
See All