precipitated

verb

past tense of precipitate
as in poured
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds the air mass was dry, as much of the moisture had precipitated out on the other side of the mountains

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Recent Examples of precipitated The agency has become controversial over aggressive immigration enforcement tactics that precipitated a government shutdown earlier this year. — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026 His departure, alongside that of Benny Gantz, effectively ended the national unity arrangement and precipitated the dissolution of the war cabinet. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 The fall was precipitated by a stunning home loss to the unranked Auburn Tigers. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026 It has been precipitated by a unilateral change in the United States’ attitude toward Europe. — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026 During evidence on Wednesday, Riel Karmy-Jones, the prosecution barrister, detailed allegations made by a total of six women, which have precipitated the seven charges against Brand. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Much of the two-week trial hinged on Davis’ own accounts of the killing in media and in a memoir, which prosecutors said was precipitated by a scuffle between Davis’ nephew and Shakur on the night of his death. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 The Vatican press office said Monday that no particular issue precipitated the tests, denying Italian media reports suggesting an inflammation had prompted Leo to undergo the checkup. — CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The decision Misty makes as the film enters its third act is partly precipitated by her bipolar kind-of brother, her lone touchstone to a troubled childhood that’s kept frustratingly vague. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitated
  1. poured
  2. rained
  3. flooded
  4. stormed
Verb
  • Fan mail poured in from children who liked the haircut (a wig at first) and paid little attention to the Cold War.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Jackson has poured more than $200 million of his personal fortune into Georgia’s race for governor, a staggering sum that has shattered state records but hasn’t given him a clear lead over Bottoms, Greg Bluestein reports.
    — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of poured
Verb
  • Confetti rained down onto the court as the crowd erupted in cheers, and the Valkyries celebrated the historic victory.
    — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The Panthers trailed, 33-6, at halftime in front of an aggrieved home crowd that rained boos on them at several junctures.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of rained
Verb
  • The swells flooded parts of the Pacific Coast Highway, forcing the closure of multiple stretches of the road in Huntington Beach.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The town was flooded when the Nova Kakhovka Dam collapsed in 2023.
    — Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of flooded
Verb
  • Republicans stormed to their first majority in the House (54 seats net) in 40 years and recaptured the Senate with eight new seats there as well.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
  • In 2006, the Charger stormed the market as a rubber-burning full-size sedan that gained muscle over the years, culminating in a 797-horsepower variant.
    — Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of stormed

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“Precipitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitated. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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