contributing (to)

verb

present participle of contribute (to)
as in resulting (in)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributing (to)
  1. bringing about
  2. drawing on
  3. creating
  4. bringing on
  5. causing
  6. generating
Verb
  • Fortunately, new WiFi systems are bringing about bold new solutions to age-old problems.
    — William Jones, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • And Peggy Flanagan is about bringing about real change, standing up to the big money interests.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of bringing about
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  • Meanwhile, over in Asia, a top McKinsey executive laid out what sets Asia's owner-CEOs apart, drawing on the firm's research that helps filter out the key factors that determine successful leadership.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, the self-regulating organization takes the day-to-day lead in devising standards, conducting oversight, enforcing rules, and punishing bad actors, drawing on its business members’ unique knowledge and real-world expertise.
    — William R. Gruver, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of drawing on
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  • Concierge specials such as creating your own gin at a nearby Palma distillery or watching espadrilles being made in Palma’s Olivar market are original diversions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Those that don’t risk creating fleets of intelligent systems capable of making very expensive and detrimental mistakes.
    — Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of creating
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  • Bob Galvin, who stepped in as chief executive officer of Iconix in 2018, stayed on to lead the company after the deal and has been busy cleaning up the business and bringing on new brands.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Johnson administration officials said enforcement of the ordinance would be rolled out in a three-year implementation plan, bringing on over two dozen employees across multiple city departments.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of bringing on
Verb
  • Margaret Kran-Annexstein, director of the Sierra Club’s Colorado chapter, said that devastating flooding hit the state in 2013, causing damage worth nearly $4 billion.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When these grains are coarse and broad, microcracks can easily run through them, causing sudden structural failure.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of causing
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  • The travel retail channel, generating $76 billion overall, is always on the front line of world events.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When the third act slows down to dramatize the hours of Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, Guadagnino has almost no way of generating the sort of ice-blooded intrigue that runs in Fincher’s veins.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
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