as in creates
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 generates
The authors never claimed to have demonstrated that such reading generates feelings of empathy, though others—including the New York Times—have sometimes confused those high scores as evidence of empathy.
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Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
For example, the 8K Milky Way stitching feature automatically generates mosaics far wider than a single frame.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
MacDonald’s scheme is designed to cap an opponents’ ability to throw deep, yet nonetheless generates a lot of pressure thanks to his pass-rushing personnel and clever blitz packages.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Regular communication to senior leadership sets expectations and builds the case for continued investment; communication across the company generates future initiatives, builds grassroots support and sparks a healthy degree of FOMO.
—Jennifer Belissent, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The Johor plant is EcoCeres’ second, following its factory in China’s Jiangsu province, which generates 350,000 metric tonnes of SAF per year.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
The program generates questions for outreach workers to ask patients and then suggests diagnoses, medical tests and even medication, which a human doctor then signs off on remotely.
—Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The world steel industry is under pressure from China, which generates a significant steel surplus, and intensifying competition in the EU and US.
—CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
For example, the 8K Milky Way stitching feature automatically generates mosaics far wider than a single frame.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
MacDonald’s scheme is designed to cap an opponents’ ability to throw deep, yet nonetheless generates a lot of pressure thanks to his pass-rushing personnel and clever blitz packages.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Regular communication to senior leadership sets expectations and builds the case for continued investment; communication across the company generates future initiatives, builds grassroots support and sparks a healthy degree of FOMO.
—Jennifer Belissent, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The Johor plant is EcoCeres’ second, following its factory in China’s Jiangsu province, which generates 350,000 metric tonnes of SAF per year.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
The program generates questions for outreach workers to ask patients and then suggests diagnoses, medical tests and even medication, which a human doctor then signs off on remotely.
—Cal Matters, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
The world steel industry is under pressure from China, which generates a significant steel surplus, and intensifying competition in the EU and US.
—CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generates
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Calvo's second executive order creates a task force to review business licenses in the city that may have ties to Cuba's government, with the potential for licenses to be revoked.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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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,
13 Jan. 2026
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Duesberg kept making his argument well after evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, causes AIDS became incontestable.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to Tuff, what causes leaders to miss these paradigm shifts is not ignorance but hesitation.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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They’ll be insulated from the blitz pressure Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph brings, rain or shine.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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This week, Harry Styles brings us together, XG deliver a major debut and Louis Tomlinson makes his mark.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
23 Jan. 2026
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However, the 2026 version, while air-cooled and still using pushrod valve actuation like the original, uses fuel injection instead of a carburetor and modern construction, and likely produces twice the power of the original, including 120 pound-feet of torque.—
William Roberson,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Musk said the Fremont, California, factory that currently produces the two models will be repurposed.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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The emission of this thermal radiation acts as a weak thrust that prompts the rotation of the asteroid to speed up — a phenomenon known as the YORP effect (in honor of Yarkovsk, O'Keefe, Radzievskii and Paddack, four scientists who were key to its discovery).—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Stimulating the vagus nerve can actually send calming signals from the body to the brain, which Bianchini says then prompts the release of calming neurotransmitters.—
Jessie Quinn,
Flow Space,
27 Jan. 2026
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While not every product in the brand’s SOS collection includes hypochlorous acid (an excellent anti-acneic ingredient), the serum does.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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When an older condo building sits on valuable land in a desirable neighborhood, like Biscayne 21 does, developers often see it as an opportunity to tear down the old and replace it with a newer, more profitable luxury condo building.—
Catherine Odom
January 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2026
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