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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
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.
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Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Travel pictures and videos generated and edited using AI are used to lure people into paying for travel packages or tours that don’t exist.
—Christopher Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Braves’ launch of their BravesVision network has generated excitement in the fan base about a new, and potentially easier, way to watch the team on television and other devices.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Prior to her nomination, Means sold dietary supplements, teas and other wellness products on social media — a subject that has generated concern about potential conflicts of interest.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
The bill was amended in the Senate so that impact fees on new construction must be used by local municipalities within a 5-mile radius of the project that generated them.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Wind and solar generated 30% of the European Union’s electricity in 2025, overtaking fossil fuels for the first time.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2026
Travel pictures and videos generated and edited using AI are used to lure people into paying for travel packages or tours that don’t exist.
—Christopher Elliott, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
The Braves’ launch of their BravesVision network has generated excitement in the fan base about a new, and potentially easier, way to watch the team on television and other devices.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Prior to her nomination, Means sold dietary supplements, teas and other wellness products on social media — a subject that has generated concern about potential conflicts of interest.
—Aria Bendix, NBC news, 25 Feb. 2026
The bill was amended in the Senate so that impact fees on new construction must be used by local municipalities within a 5-mile radius of the project that generated them.
—Kaitlin Lange, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.
—Usa Today Staff, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Wind and solar generated 30% of the European Union’s electricity in 2025, overtaking fossil fuels for the first time.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
This article was generated by software that analyzes National Weather Service warnings and advisories and creates an article based on templates created by humans.
—Southern California Weather Report, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generated
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It's just been created with an obsession for making things as beautifully as possible.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Feb. 2026
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The New York Yankees are dealing with a stinky spring training situation after a sewage leak penetrated their clubhouse and outer hallway, and created pools of fetid water around George Steinbrenner Stadium.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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The strategy has occasionally caused tension within the newsroom.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Information has not yet been released by sheriff’s officials on what caused the deaths or the circumstances surrounding them.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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The automaker also brought the smaller R2, which is now in pre-production status with units rolling off the assembly line in Normal, Illinois ahead of a summer launch, wrapped in RAD livery.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
27 Feb. 2026
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Read retrieved Hunter and brought her back to Sacramento where the pair plotted the near-fatal attack.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kneeland, 24, had sent text messages that prompted the team’s chief of security to request police conduct a welfare check on Kneeland.—
Mike Wilson,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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As arrests continued to ramp up — often seemingly prompted by little more than a person’s accent or skin color — fear grew among Twin Cities immigrant communities.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
22 Feb. 2026
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Norway has recently produced Olympic champions in beach volleyball and several in track and field – two quintessentially summer sports.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Among the participating lotteries, Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin have produced the most Powerball jackpot winners.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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This logline is slightly different from the premise of Fox’s original, which debuted in 1993 and ran for nine seasons and spawned two movies.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Feb. 2026
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Six hail from South Korea, suggesting K-craft might be the next cultural export for the nation that spawned K-pop, K-beauty and K-dramas.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
23 Feb. 2026
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