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
North Carolina, hosting a standalone game on ESPN as the final game of college football’s Week 1, looked more like the late-era New England Patriots teams that precipitated Belichick’s departure from the NFL than the early teams that built one of the league’s proudest dynasties.
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David Ubben, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Early signs of fraud in the AI era Chanos’s framework for predicting the rise of fraud is that it is precipitated by periods of mass financial growth.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The dollar’s multi-year rally precipitated the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In practice, chronic understaffing precipitated extra shifts and dangerous conditions in the facility, including rampant violence and weapons stockpiling, court records show.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
The conservatorship ensured their survival during the housing crisis that precipitated the Great Recession, but government control of the two entities was intended to be temporary.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
What precipitated the shooting remains unknown.
—Peter D'abrosca , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
David Ubben, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
Early signs of fraud in the AI era Chanos’s framework for predicting the rise of fraud is that it is precipitated by periods of mass financial growth.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
The dollar’s multi-year rally precipitated the 1997 Asian financial crisis.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
In practice, chronic understaffing precipitated extra shifts and dangerous conditions in the facility, including rampant violence and weapons stockpiling, court records show.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025
The conservatorship ensured their survival during the housing crisis that precipitated the Great Recession, but government control of the two entities was intended to be temporary.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2025
What precipitated the shooting remains unknown.
—Peter D'abrosca , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitated
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Inside the airy, tiled space in the Wedgewood Houston neighborhood, diners linger over baskets of still-warm croissants, artfully poured café au lait, tuna carpaccio, and a dangerously good French toast topped with berries and chantilly cream.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Kingdom has poured resources into logistics, mining, renewables, technology, creative industries, and advanced manufacturing—aiming to be a producer, not merely a consumer, of sophisticated goods and services.—
Ali Shihabi,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
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As boos rained down from the Philly crowd, the former first round pick out of Georgia walked off the field, holding his helmet without a single drop of sweat on his face.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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For the next six hours, both gentle showers and torrential thunderstorms rained down, dropping about an inch of rain on Manchester, according to the National Weather Service.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
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Florida State was fined $50,000 after fans stormed the field following Saturday’s 31-17 victory over Alabama, becoming the first team in the ACC to receive the fine following the conference’s policy change in July.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Separately, the United Nations said Houthi authorities stormed its premises in areas under their control in Yemen and detained at least 11 personnel.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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Entrenched Chinese foreign policy positions, including territorial disputes and industrial subsidies that have flooded foreign markets with cheap exports, will likely remain friction points, experts say, while India's deep distrust of China will not dissipate because of one brief meeting.—
James Pomfret,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after her home flooded, Olathe denied her tort claim in early August.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Precipitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitated. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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