as in creating
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 generating
Along with this new relentless fast pace, the Heat tweaked the offense to use fewer pick-and-rolls, fewer handoffs and fewer play calls while generating more paint attacks this season.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Wiley added that Barrett-Jackson is good at generating excitement for the vehicles, so the car could get even more than his top line estimate of $1 million.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
In some instances, multiple units responded, generating multiple entries for the same incident.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
The team could be evaluating any number of qualified candidates, but one future Hall of Fame player is generating the most buzz.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Newcastle are level with Everton in big chances created and, as my colleague Chris Waugh explained, have struggled with generating quality opportunities.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The result is up to ten times more efficient and opens the door for much larger context windows—the amount of text a language model can actively consider at once when generating a response.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Rozier exited the game after just nine minutes, and those bets paid out, generating tens of thousands of dollars in profit.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
At its best, the tool aimed to be a bit like Shortcuts, but with no setup, generating workflows on the fly based on user prompts.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Wiley added that Barrett-Jackson is good at generating excitement for the vehicles, so the car could get even more than his top line estimate of $1 million.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
In some instances, multiple units responded, generating multiple entries for the same incident.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Oct. 2025
The team could be evaluating any number of qualified candidates, but one future Hall of Fame player is generating the most buzz.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Newcastle are level with Everton in big chances created and, as my colleague Chris Waugh explained, have struggled with generating quality opportunities.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
The result is up to ten times more efficient and opens the door for much larger context windows—the amount of text a language model can actively consider at once when generating a response.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Rozier exited the game after just nine minutes, and those bets paid out, generating tens of thousands of dollars in profit.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
At its best, the tool aimed to be a bit like Shortcuts, but with no setup, generating workflows on the fly based on user prompts.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generating
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This is a huge driver for bringing down the cost of the space economy in general and has been the opportunity for creating many other new space companies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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They were also charged and arrested with crimes, from failing to do their duty to causing the conditions that led to the deaths of the men.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Citing climate change concerns and the melting ice sheet, Greenland implemented a moratorium on oil and gas drilling in 2021—seemingly bringing all oil dreams to an end—but the government agreed that White Flame’s licenses were grandfathered and remained valid.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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When Singh’s successor decided to make the fort taller, its shadow fell on the hermit’s home, consequently bringing destruction to the complex and surrounding towns.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Unlike many recycling approaches, this method works across multiple plastics and even mixtures, producing gram-scale yields that point to real-world feasibility, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With leaves still clinging to the trees, Arne Slot had overseen four straight defeats, prompting searching questions to be asked of the head coach, the club’s summer transfer strategy, senior players and everything in between.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Second-half summary Utah took a 54-51 lead after outscoring the Kings 8-2 to start the second half, prompting Christie to call an early timeout two nights after watching his team blow a 20-point first-half lead against the Suns.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Back to the Future was a massive success, spawning two sequels, while Family Ties ended in 1989.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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More projects seem to be spawning from this one, too.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hi hi hello, how is everyone doing this lovely Sunday?—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Oct. 2025
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In Atlanta in 2018, young tight end Austin Hooper learned that Paulsen was also doing scouting reports on tight ends who were upcoming draft prospects for the staff and for his agent.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Generating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generating. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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