generated

past tense of generate

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Recent Examples of generated For a building worth tens of millions of dollars, the revenue generated by a foreclosure sale could range into the hundreds of thousands. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026 So far, Disney’s live-action remake has generated $82 million domestically and $178 million globally. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 19 July 2026 These cooling systems remove the heat generated by computing and release it into the surrounding environment as waste heat. Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026 The system takes a nearly correct 3D model generated by the AI, converts it back into an image, and pairs that image with the correct CAD program. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026 The kidnapping generated a large federal response, with FBI Director Kash Patel receiving reports, officials said at the press conference, for which the director of the Forest Service, Tom Schultz, travelled to Redding. Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary. Usa Today, USA Today, 8 July 2026 If the measure passes, the costs of the audits would be paid via the revenues generated by the special tax. Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Hill has already delivered clutch home runs since arriving from the Chicago White Sox, but one spectacular defensive play against the division rival New York Mets may have generated even more attention. Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generated
Verb
  • Undrafted rookie Cash Jones created some buzz at the beginning of OTAs after rookie minicamp revealed the Falcons are cross-training Jones, a college running back at Georgia, as a receiver.
    Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
  • This tour will be key in terms of enhancing existing relationships and trying to attract new business, especially off the back of the buzz created by the World Cup in the States.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Verb
  • The storm system that caused historic flooding in West Virginia Tuesday into Wednesday and wreaked havoc from the Ohio Valley to the East Coast will linger across Virginia and the Southeast through the end of the week.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • Torrential rains caused flash floods that swamped homes, washed out bridges and led to water rescues in West Virginia, authorities said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • The extradition process can take months, depending on what challenges are brought, legal experts said.
    Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • Ukraine’s creative utilization of drones has ignited a surging fuel crisis across the Russian Federation that has brought the war front and center to the Russian people for the first time.
    Ihor N. Stelmach, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Iran’s latest salvo has also prompted travel restrictions and stark warnings from foreign consulates.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • Opera Carolina refused to comment for this story about what prompted its latest leadership changes.
    Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • The influx of moisture and that storm system’s stalling front have already produced bands of rain in eastern Tennessee, southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.
    Briana Waxman, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
  • The Odyssey are being produced by Insight Editions for late summer and fall releases.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • It was supposed to be a heartwarming tale of triumph, but its making has spawned a saga of its own.
    Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • That outbreak spawned nearly two dozen tornadoes statewide and is remembered as the fifth-largest outbreak in state history.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026

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