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contributes (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of contribute (to)
as in translates (into)

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  1. brings about
  2. causes
  3. creates
  4. effects
  5. occasions
  6. generates
  7. brings
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  • If the thought of reheating steak brings about mental images of tough, rubbery meat – don’t despair.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026
  • El Niño is a natural warming of Pacific Ocean sea water that brings about weather extremes around the world.
    — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of brings about
Verb
  • At night, the fibromyalgia causes Lukas to wake up crying from muscle aches.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Postmortem studies have shown that Huntington’s causes a specific type of striatal neurons—the cells that send signals around the brain and nervous system—to be lost.
    — Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of causes
Verb
  • Every interaction, transaction and connected device creates information that support leaders in making better decisions.
    — Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • His more useful answer leads us to a sweeping new study of what creates successful entrepreneurs.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of creates
Verb
  • Still, stakeholders are unsure what effects a veto override will have.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Here, The Athletic outlines United’s debt picture and what effects this latest refinancing may have.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 13 June 2026
Definition of effects
Verb
  • Admissions dipped around mid-March and again in early June, when the market reached its lowest point of the year, but both occasions the downturn lasted only briefly before business rebounded.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 July 2026
Definition of occasions
Verb
  • Exceptional leaders understand that judgment begins before AI generates an answer.
    — Nick Leighton, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Today, with makeup brands Essence and Catrice, Cosnova generates more than $1 billion in annual sales.
    — WWD Staff, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of generates
Verb
  • AmaWaterways brings guests front row to an exclusive jazz performance in the streets here, where the acoustics haven’t changed in 400 years.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Adak brings nearly two decades of experience across consumer and retail businesses and previously held senior roles at Li & Fung and Forever 21.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of brings
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