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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 generated
Anticipatory expressions—generated by predicting human emotions—are key for creating genuine, emotionally intelligent interactions, especially for smiles, which foster trust and social connection.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The move came in the wake of yet another one-and-done performance in the postseason, a 16-3 loss in the AFC wild-card playoffs in which the Chargers generated 207 yards of offense and converted one of 10 third downs.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The researchers counterbalanced the Casimir effect with a force generated by a flux.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor.
—Staff Reports, The Providence Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
New state sales tax revenue generated within the massive STAR bond district will pay back the bond debt used to build a new stadium and accompanying facilities for several decades.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
Bilal has previously been slammed with allegations of wild offenses ranging from spending department money on promotional items like trading cards with her likeness to having bogus news stories about her being generated by AI.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
The move came in the wake of yet another one-and-done performance in the postseason, a 16-3 loss in the AFC wild-card playoffs in which the Chargers generated 207 yards of offense and converted one of 10 third downs.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
The researchers counterbalanced the Casimir effect with a force generated by a flux.
—Quanta Magazine, 14 Jan. 2026
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.
—Jay Cannon, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a Rhode Island editor.
—Staff Reports, The Providence Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
New state sales tax revenue generated within the massive STAR bond district will pay back the bond debt used to build a new stadium and accompanying facilities for several decades.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 10 Jan. 2026
Bilal has previously been slammed with allegations of wild offenses ranging from spending department money on promotional items like trading cards with her likeness to having bogus news stories about her being generated by AI.
—Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generated
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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 Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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An outrageous ambition, given that he was stuck in an outpost whose end had been decreed a few months earlier by the very men who had created and funded it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Crews were already stretched thin battling the Palisades fire when 90-mile-per-hour winds grounded aircraft and caused the blaze to explode.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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For Ramírez, as for many others involved in international extremist violence at the time, the middle years of the 1970s undoubtedly brought opportunities to further their cause and violent careers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Age has brought thoughts of conservatism scurrying into the back of his mind.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
16 Jan. 2026
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Moore was subsequently fired from his position as head football coach, which prosecutors said prompted him to show up at her home.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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This has prompted researchers to develop more reliable methods for copying quantum data.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 1998, Forté released his debut solo album Poly Sci, which was produced by Jean.—
Daniela Avila,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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McMillan has produced 154 more yards and the same amount of touchdowns (7) in roughly half the time that Legette has played over the past two years.—
Mike Kaye
Updated January 13,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Jan. 2026
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Rags 2 Richmond is an interesting a case study as a microdrama that has spawned a full-length movie.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2026
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The mayor’s roots from his mother’s side is from post-independent India while his father’s side goes back to undivided British India, an entity that spawned three separate countries in the post war era including two, India and Pakistan, that have been continually at war since their birth.—
Vijay Dandapani,
New York Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
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