GAVE RISE TO Synonyms: 94 Similar and Opposite Words

gave rise to

phrase

past tense of give rise to

as in caused

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) Technological developments have given rise to a new era.

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Recent Examples of gave rise to The now extinct lineage branched off after medieval European strains but before those that gave rise to modern smallpox. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 30 July 2026 This gave rise to a series of metaphors which portray financial strain as a physical burden, felt by weight, pressure, motion and buoyancy. — Richard Yanowitch, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 The boost in over-the-air exposure coincided with Nielsen’s upgrade of its ratings methodology, which gave rise to the enhanced monitoring of out-of-home deliveries and the integration of data captured via connected/smart TVs. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026 The result is a record as deeply personal as the circumstances that gave rise to it. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2026 Their street protests across the 2000s ultimately gave rise to future freedom fighter Volodymyr Zelensky being elected president in 2019, with a hyper-tech campaign across Ukraine’s cybersphere that was engineered by Web wunderkind Mykhailo Fedorov. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Or were the essential components already here that eventually gave rise to our solar system? — CBS News, 13 July 2026 Rohmer’s great literary achievement is twofold—artistic success and worldly failure—which gave rise to his cinema of substitute gratifications, second chances, and miraculous redemptions. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026 The Dalai Lama’s political displacement gave rise to a global spiritual phenomenon. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gave rise to

brought forth

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Just months after the Charlotte region’s transportation board voted to kill support for the Interstate 77 South Toll lane project, talks of community investments that could be brought forth by the controversial project has reignited the debate.

— DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Entertainment Weekly has reached out to Leto’s representatives for comment on the new allegations brought forth in the BBC documentary.

— Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026