CONTRIBUTING (TO) Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

contributing (to)

verb

present participle of contribute (to)

as in resulting (in)

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Quantum heat engine Heat engines were critical in bringing about the Industrial Revolution.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
In 2019, a German nurse who murdered 87 patients by deliberately bringing about cardiac arrests was given a life sentence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Definition of bringing about

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Barroca was drawing on a sentiment expressed two decades earlier, when Brazil won the 1994 World Cup.

— Colin Millar, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Once the training center is open, the campus’ nonprofit arm will deliver the programming, drawing on in-house facilitators; subject-matter experts from industry, academia and government and tenant companies running their own specialized programs.

— Alison Griffin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of drawing on

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Last year, Holscher and Corson both voted to approve a 20-year sales tax exemptions for developers who commit to investing $250 million and creating at least 20 permanent jobs.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Creator culture can imitate the feeling of belonging without creating the lasting structure of belonging.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of creating

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Being able to raise prices, while bringing on a bit more supply to narrow (but not close) the demand imbalance, is one way to deliver upside to Wall Street expectations.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 July 2026
France made a quadruple sub to start the second half, bringing on reigning Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé along with Lucas Digne, Dayot Upamecano and Bradley Barcola to give a boost.

— Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of bringing on

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Historically, worker pay grew with productivity, but this link severed post-1970s, causing the minimum wage's real value to hit a 77-year low.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
The officer who had been injured by the knife fired his weapon, striking the man and causing life-threatening injuries.

— Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of causing

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Multiple schools are at the center of incidents in which teens are facing legal consequences for generating fake explicit images of their classmates.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
The wearables generating circadian scores A growing crop of devices now translates light exposure, temperature, movement and heart-rate data into circadian metrics.

— Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2026

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