contributing (to)

present participle of contribute (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributing (to)
Verb
  • He's widely credited for bringing about the Gaza truce after two years of intense fighting.
    NPR, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
  • No matter, three months later, with no accomplishments, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, not for bringing about peace to the Middle East, but for talking about it.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Breaking news will be part of the mix, drawing on CNN’s international correspondents, but also planned are other segments, like movie reviews, Michaelson said.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Cummins has confronted the challenge headfirst, bringing calm and camaraderie, leading by committee and drawing on the experience of the group around him.
    Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Whitehead did this in part by creating his works abroad, in Australia, and France, and elsewhere, in broadcast environments that were more hospitable towards the experimental.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Dongre works with a network of artisans across India, from embroiderers to block printers, creating designs that blend femininity with comfort and practicality.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • One of them is bringing on new Metro Nashville Police Department officers, 250 of them since O’Connell took office in 2023.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Solemn Oath announced its expansion on the heels of bringing on Director of Brewing Operations Daniel Ray in September.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When the wafer is rinsed, these clumps redeposit onto the surface, causing the defects.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Federal regulators also have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s self-driving feature after dozens of incidents in which the cars ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and causing injuries.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Along with this new relentless fast pace, the Heat tweaked the offense to use fewer pick-and-rolls, fewer handoffs and fewer play calls while generating more paint attacks this season.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Wiley added that Barrett-Jackson is good at generating excitement for the vehicles, so the car could get even more than his top line estimate of $1 million.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Contributing (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributing%20%28to%29. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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