EFFECTUATES Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

effectuates

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present tense third-person singular of effectuate

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to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the hope that the greater social interaction between members of the different classes will effectuate greater school spirit

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At night, the fibromyalgia causes Lukas to wake up crying from muscle aches.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Postmortem studies have shown that Huntington’s causes a specific type of striatal neurons—the cells that send signals around the brain and nervous system—to be lost.

— Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Scientific American, 5 Sep. 2026

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Now, people entering young adulthood and filing taxes will encounter an annual incentive to give that doesn’t require itemizing and that prompts them to learn about how to give back.

— Dale Bannon, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Charlotte has Ogden Syndrome, a rare condition that can cause severe developmental delays, and pica, an eating disorder that prompts her to try to eat nearly everything in reach, including non-food items.

— Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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As Zai’s doubts about the wedding fester, scratches begin to appear on her legs, apparently the work of the phantom bride, while the menacing of this spirit produces blemishes on her skin.

— Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
Malaysia needs 50,000 engineers but produces only 5,000 engineering graduates per year.

— Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

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So does Frédéric Fontang, who coaches Jiří Lehečka, and Michael Russell, who coaches Taylor Fritz, and Jamie Delgado, who coaches Grigor Dimitrov.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The best form of flattery is imitation, and Robert Pattinson does an incredible impression of Chris Hansen for A24’s new movie, Primetime.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

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