Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributing (to)
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This play is bringing about far more resolution than any reunion ever has.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
7 Jan. 2026 -
What matters next is the story and the emotion that the story is bringing about.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
4 Nov. 2025
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An individual in their 70s or 80s is usually drawing on public programs like Social Security and Medicare rather than producing new economic output.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Rauschenberg started making art early, drawing on walls, painting furniture.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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The federal agency was tasked with creating and enforcing rules to protect consumers from abusive practices across a range of financial institutions.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its acquisition of Calpine closed on January 7, 2026, creating a footprint encompassing 21 nuclear reactors and over 50 natural gas plants.—
Jon Markman,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And while some companies are bringing on a ‘Chief Storyteller’ as a new C-Suite role, the role of the leadership to be able to tell a story is becoming more evident.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wired reported that Google DeepMind is bringing on the CEO and several top engineers from Hume AI—a startup focused on emotionally intelligent voice interfaces—under a new licensing agreement, underscoring how central voice is becoming to the future of AI.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Jan. 2026
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TikTok said technical issues are causing posts to take longer to publish and be recommended to users.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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He was also charged with two felony enhancements of discharging a firearm causing great bodily injury or death, two felony enhancements for knowing another principal was personally armed with a firearm and one felony enhancement of personal use of a firearm.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The controversial first trip of a UK PM to China for nearly a decade has been generating headlines all week.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2026
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In our region, Missouri and Indiana were the clear winners in terms of generating positive net domestic migration last year, with Wisconsin right on their heels.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Contributing (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributing%20%28to%29. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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