generates

present tense third-person singular of generate

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Recent Examples of generates For context, the median private SaaS company generates about $141,000 of revenue per employee, while the leading AI-native companies are running at twenty times that or more. Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 For smaller threats around 100 meters wide, this subterranean 3-megaton explosion generates enough power to vaporize the asteroid into harmless space dust completely. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 This helps local businesses and generates valuable tax revenue. Ray Lahood, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Parameters refer to the numerical settings that shape how AI processes information and generates responses. Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 The coflow process generates commercially valuable magnesium hydroxide, after which the leftover seawater, or regular seawater, is desalinated and split into acidic and alkaline byproducts. New Atlas, 27 July 2026 The income tax currently generates about $9 billion a year, roughly two-thirds of the state’s general revenue. Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026 The system generates an alert, but a human must validate it before the referee acts. Bhaskar Chakravorti, Fortune, 25 July 2026 This constant tidal flexing generates enormous amounts of internal heat, fueling hundreds of active volcanoes and making Io the most volcanically active object in the solar system. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generates
Verb
  • The contact with the hot metal creates steam that instantly breaks down and lifts baked-on grease and food debris.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • This urban concentration creates hidden local impacts, including wildly uneven regional carbon emissions depending on whether the local grid relies on fossil fuels or green energy.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Similarly, during construction, heavy machinery causes soil compaction, temporary dust and noise pollution, which can further disorient wildlife, by changing local ecosystems and altering conditions for plants, ground-dwelling species and insects.
    Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Measles hospitalizes nearly 10% of its victims and causes pneumonia, sepsis and potentially fatal encephalitis.
    Dr. Michael Good, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
Verb
  • The latter is a very eccentric and memorable fighter who always brings tons of energy into the Octagon.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Tony Dalton brings impressive menace to a superficially affable sheriff, and Laura Donnelly strikes the perfect balance between femme fatale and innocent love interest.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Entire product categories that were barely imaginable in 2020 are now weekend projects such as a tutor that converses in Mandarin, a paralegal that drafts and redlines, and a designer that produces forty variations before lunch.
    Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Two hours with nothing required of you produces something to talk about afterward, without any pressure to talk during.
    Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • But the arrival of two strangers investigating her past sets off a series of events that prompts the residents of Crystal Lake to question who Pam Voorhees really is.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 31 July 2026
  • This development prompts questions about potential industry-wide price realignments and the urgent need for better AI cost management strategies.
    Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • This matching set from Amazon does exactly that, featuring a flattering high neckline and breezy cropped pants that are polished enough to wear straight from the airport to your destination.
    Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Now, a law that does a lot of good for individual patients could wind up raising costs for everyone.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

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