effected

past tense of effect

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of effected It's undoubtedly been an issue that has effected the black community more than any other in America. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026 While most fan initiatives have been student-driven or voluntary with limited authority involvement, the World Cup has effected change at a diplomatic level too. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026 The Boston Neighborhood Trauma Team also provides free, confidential, 24-hour emotional support to those effected by traumatic incidents at (617)431-0125. — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 This issue has effected several other manufacturers of other products. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026 The all-electric Bentayga isn’t the only EV that has been effected by changes at Volkswagen Group. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026 Floridians deserve to know how their money is being spent, and how their daily lives might be effected if their local governments are starved of revenue. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026 Agencies that didn't embrace the tectonic communication change that social media effected got left behind. — Lee Caraher, Forbes.com, 25 Feb. 2026 My condolences to those others who have been effected by this tragic destruction. — Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for effected
Verb
  • The second challenge is proving that the specific drugs caused the death.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • This has caused a domino effect in which inflation rose, then borrowing costs, then mortgage rates.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The delay again has created a potential cash crunch for districts during the wait for their cut — often a main revenue source for local governments — and added to the pile of complaints about the county’s decade-long property tax system upgrade.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Bees take advantage of vegetation and openings in forest canopies created by disturbances such as disease, storms, wind, beavers and fire.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In other cases, Virginia prosecutors have previously brought their own expert witnesses to counter an insanity defense at trials or even disputed the claims without their own expert, according to reports and court records.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service (Alpert JFS) brought MHFA to Palm Beach County in 2014 and has since trained thousands of community members (at no cost) to be that first line of support.
    — Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • During July’s heat wave, South Fork Wind generated nearly 10 gigawatt hours of power for Long Island’s grid to help manage peak demand.
    — Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026
  • By 2024, Connecticut generated nearly 45% of all electricity produced in New England, more than any other state.
    — Joe McGee, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For some, it’s prompted by changes at work or market uncertainty.
    — Angela C. Hill, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Tensions in the South China Sea escalated again Friday after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine government ship, an encounter captured on video that prompted competing accounts from Manila and Beijing.
    — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Johnson’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday, nor did HUD officials.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Wisconsin Republicans did the same last year, and similar efforts have been raised in other states.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • These unaltered cosmic fingerprints let researchers map the temperatures, environmental conditions, and chemical reservoirs that produced organic matter billions of years ago.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Georgia’s political center of gravity is shifting from rural communities that produced generations of the state’s most powerful leaders toward Atlanta and its sprawling suburbs.
    — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That garden spawned an annual salsa competition, in which club employees harvest their own ingredients from the planters, make salsa at home, and bring it back to be judged.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The series started out as a 1996 horror video game that has spawned several sequels, spinoffs and remakes, in addition to adaptation across film and TV.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Effected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/effected. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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