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as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest
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as in originating
to come into existence
feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her
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Recent Examples of engendering
Some 3,500 people were extrajudicially disappeared during the last 15 years of Hasina’s reign, says the interim government, while every institution was politicized, engendering deep distrust of the military, courts, civil service, and especially security services.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
But sources told Fortune this approach can muddy the waters between leadership and friendship, engendering new vulnerabilities.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
For the busy leader, this shift can have a monumental impact, engendering an outlook that is spacious, calm, clear, and focused.
—Rasmus Hougaard, Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
Far from engendering this shift, Mark Zuckerberg is merely the latest figure to highlight it.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
The Russian government is avoiding mobilization like the plague, engendering clever (but still desperate) ways to pad the ranks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Following 15 years of uninterrupted rule, practically every government institution has been politicized by Hasina’s Awami League party, engendering deep distrust of the military, courts, civil service, and especially security services.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
In spite of the series’s bleak themes, Lucas succeeds in engendering a new hope, a vision of the future in which the hegemon is deposed.
—Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
But sources told Fortune this approach can muddy the waters between leadership and friendship, engendering new vulnerabilities.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
For the busy leader, this shift can have a monumental impact, engendering an outlook that is spacious, calm, clear, and focused.
—Rasmus Hougaard, Big Think, 18 Mar. 2025
Far from engendering this shift, Mark Zuckerberg is merely the latest figure to highlight it.
—The Editors, National Review, 8 Jan. 2025
The Russian government is avoiding mobilization like the plague, engendering clever (but still desperate) ways to pad the ranks.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Following 15 years of uninterrupted rule, practically every government institution has been politicized by Hasina’s Awami League party, engendering deep distrust of the military, courts, civil service, and especially security services.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
In spite of the series’s bleak themes, Lucas succeeds in engendering a new hope, a vision of the future in which the hegemon is deposed.
—Ruby Thélot, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for engendering
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Altman pitched the conversion as critical to securing the vast amount of funding OpenAI needs to fulfill its mission of creating artificial general intelligence — or AGI — that will benefit humanity.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In 2015, Musk, Altman, Greg Brockman, and a handful of others cofounded OpenAI as a nonprofit with the mission of creating AI for the benefit of humanity.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
27 Apr. 2026
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Researchers suspected that this lack of regenerative capacity could be responsible for a lack of cancer, a disease of runaway regeneration, originating in the heart.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
23 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court, in a 2019 case originating from North Carolina, ruled that federal courts have no authority to decide whether partisan gerrymandering goes too far.—
David A. Lieb,
Twin Cities,
22 Apr. 2026
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Monday's storm system is also expected to produce heavy rain across the central part of the country, causing isolated flash flooding.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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McAlister was also charged with a second count of terroristic threat causing fear of imminent serious bodily injury, which is a misdemeanor.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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Nate Tibbetts played for the men’s basketball team at the University of South Dakota before beginning his coaching career as an assistant for the University of Sioux Falls men’s basketball team.—
Annie Costabile,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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An old order is passing away and a new one is beginning.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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Going to a zone defense slowed Minnesota down further in the fourth, but the Nuggets weren’t generating the shots they’re used to getting automatically.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
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Hengli has also purchased oil tied to Iran’s armed forces, generating hundreds of millions of dollars for the Iranian military.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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While much of the world’s economy has shown resilience in the face of the worst disruption to energy supplies in modern times, the knock-on effects of the conflict are starting to push up inflation while raising alarm bells about food supplies and prompting downgrades to economic growth.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
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The right tackle had a fine rookie year, starting all 17 games.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Below, more about where and why some people are bringing themselves down to earth one step at a time.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Just 30 years ago, Cabo Pulmo’s 20,000-year-old coral reef was depleted by years of overfishing—bringing some species, like the scalloped hammerhead shark, near ecological extinction.—
Hannah Towey,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Apr. 2026
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Despite higher oil prices, US shale executives are complaining that the market volatility arising from the conflict in the Middle East isn’t making their job any easier.—
David Wethe,
Bloomberg,
23 Apr. 2026
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Sticking to a regular cleaning schedule, like once or every week, also helps prevent smells from arising in the tub.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Engendering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/engendering. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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