contributed (to)

verb

past tense of contribute (to)
as in brought about

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  1. brought about
  2. caused
  3. brought on
  4. created
  5. generated
  6. effected
  7. brought
  8. induced
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  • His opposition to Korea’s closed-door policy brought about his imprisonment and execution.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The football team brought about 100 new male students to campus.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of brought about
Verb
  • The major online retailer Ozon said a drone attack caused a fire to break out at its logistics center in Adygeysk, in Russia's Adygea region, but that there were no casualties.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Tuesday is election day, meaning that the traffic jams could have caused headaches for some last-minute voters.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of caused
Verb
  • Like many other states, the midterm elections brought on a wave of blue throughout the United States.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The tech giant and owner of Instagram and Facebook has brought on Rich Latour to be VP of content studio, running its social and content teams within the company’s communications and public affairs division.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of brought on
Verb
  • So the committee created a clip library, and began to grow its group of unpaid influencers.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Then a group created to save the ship, the SS United States Conservancy, bought it in 2011.
    — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • Yamazaki’s Godzilla was entirely computer-generated, and his meticulous approach gave the character new speed and danger.
    — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026
  • It will be powered by a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) reactor, which relies on heat generated by a decaying nuclear isotope, and so does not rely on solar power for energy.
    — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of generated
Verb
  • Now, Sparks notices how older women are effected by seeing them on stage.
    — Courtney Devores, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of effected
Verb
  • In the litigation brought by the Iranian immigrant advocacy group, at least a dozen Iranian detainees have said they’ve been contacted by Iranian officials who had knowledge of sensitive information on their asylum claims.
    — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Rookie Camden Brown brought it out three times and didn’t have any mishaps.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of brought
Verb
  • Tipp alleges Sanders and his representatives fraudulently induced him to surrender his rights through a retroactive work-for-hire agreement shortly after Sanders became CU’s head coach in December 2022.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • For the uninitiated, glycation—which can be UV-induced—occurs when excess sugars in the skin bind to its structural proteins.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of induced
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