as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers
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Recent Examples of generate
On Earth, all nuclear power plants operate through nuclear fission: splitting atoms to generate an enormous amount of energy.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Ovechkin has the ability to generate full explosiveness into his shot no matter where and how far away the pass is sent from.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
While the Rays celebrated the culmination of the deal last summer, Sternberg was still unsure a new stadium would generate enough revenue to make the team’s $700 million commitment to stadium construction worthwhile.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
This designation, traditionally reserved for other asset classes, now reflects the reality that affordable housing is a stable, income-generating investment, particularly given recent market instability.
—Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Apr. 2025
Ovechkin has the ability to generate full explosiveness into his shot no matter where and how far away the pass is sent from.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2025
While the Rays celebrated the culmination of the deal last summer, Sternberg was still unsure a new stadium would generate enough revenue to make the team’s $700 million commitment to stadium construction worthwhile.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
This designation, traditionally reserved for other asset classes, now reflects the reality that affordable housing is a stable, income-generating investment, particularly given recent market instability.
—Mark Levine, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The tariff file has caused a high level of uncertainty both for consumers and businesses.—
Robert Barone,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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And there’s a biological reason for it: Broken heart syndrome occurs when intense emotional stress causes your heart to temporarily stop pumping properly, leading to symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, and fainting.—
Kathleen Ferraro,
SELF,
15 Apr. 2025
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Self Offense explores the fundamental dynamics of space and time in interactions, bringing it into conscious awareness to be used as a tool.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches).—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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The work relied on the seismometer network’s observations of more than 200 earthquakes, each of which produced multiple types of seismic waves.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
17 Apr. 2025
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And the more rapid the cycle, the more dust is produced.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Before he is hauled off to prison for good, Joe attempts one last lunge toward Bronte, prompting her to shoot him … in the genitals.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
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That also prompted more than 200,000 subscription cancellations.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Here’s hoping these two titans of the game meet one more time in the postseason before they’re done.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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But another South Florida spot did: Itamae Ao, a Nikkei-style Peruvian-Japanese spot in Miami, earned its first Michelin star.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Generate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generate. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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