creates

verb

present tense third-person singular of create
as in generates
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) it was your negligence that created this mess

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Recent Examples of creates House races Craig's Senate candidacy creates an opening in the Second Congressional District, which Republicans have long wanted to flip. — Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Experts warn this creates critical geopolitical chokepoints, threatening a Chinese monopoly on the global copper concentrate trade. — Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026 That creates a cycle in which Nvidia funds customers, and customers then buy Nvidia products. — CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 This urban concentration creates hidden local impacts, including wildly uneven regional carbon emissions depending on whether the local grid relies on fossil fuels or green energy. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 This creates a larger surface area on the stem, which allows the flower to take up more water. — Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026 Leaving some long vines and cutting back others creates a fuller effect. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 Rather than illustrating emotion, the music creates the emotional landscape the characters already inhabit. — Jd Linville, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026 The majority’s gamble also creates the threat of a second crisis in January. — Angel Gutierrez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for creates
  1. generates
  2. brings
  3. causes
  4. produces
  5. prompts
  6. does
Verb
  • Each of those also generates four to six other jobs in construction, retail and local services, according to Washington State analyses.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Sekkouri said the industry has attracted around $100 million in investment and generates more than $1 billion in annual revenue in the country.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of generates
Verb
  • Maresca is known for his attention to detail and will be hoping Semenyo’s skillset on the pitch brings the club back to lifting domestic and European trophies.
    — Andrew McNicol, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Friday brings pregame autographs from former Braves and an Andres Galarraga bobblehead.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of brings
Verb
  • According to the Mayo Clinic, the condition causes a type of high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of the heart.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Ordinarily, the subtle tilt in the moon's orbit causes its shadow to pass just below, or above our planet, missing it entirely.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of causes
Verb
  • However, unlike poison ivy, Virginia creeper plants typically produce five leaflets, while poison ivy only ever produces three.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The company, now called Vantor, produces imagery that can document troop movements on the battlefield, show stockpiles of weapons, and provide a window into damage after an attack.
    — Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of produces
Verb
  • This variant prompts the body to keep churning out Klotho at high levels, regardless of chronological age.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Warmer water naturally carries less oxygen, which prompts corals to move their cilia faster and faster, as if gasping for breath.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of prompts
Verb
  • About 52% of A to Z’s roughly 65-person core team identifies as female, as does about 55% of management, according to Prosenjak.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • That needs to change, Styninger said, as does the splitting of industry oversight between different parts of state government.
    — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of does

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