precipitated

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 When asked what precipitated the study now, Bauges pointed to a map. Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025 Democrats, as the party of government, have been known to escape blame for shutdowns arguably precipitated by their own actions. W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025 So did Fergie, with other affairs that became public knowledge and precipitated the divorce. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025 His September proclamation and January refinement precipitated today’s constitutional system, a system based fundamentally on the proposition that all Americans are born equal. Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025 And yet a new revolution precipitated by the betrayals of an older uprising ought to prompt us to view what is now unfolding in Nepal, despite its appearance of promise, with at least a modicum of wariness. Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 In the laconic tones of a police report, Ibargüengoitia investigates the murders and their motives, the society and the profession - the oldest of all, but no less mysterious for that - which precipitated them. Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Outrage over the video, however, also was blamed for riots and the Defund the Police movement, which many now consider a mistake that might have precipitated a rise in violent crime in some cities (the statistics are often debated). James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025 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. David Ubben, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Tech giants such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Meta, and Nvidia have poured tens of billions of dollars into building and upgrading data centers, responding to explosive demand for artificial intelligence and large language models that require massive computing resources.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Since the news of his death, tributes have poured in from fans and peers alike.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Reuters — Russia rained missiles and drones on Ukraine in a mass overnight attack, officials said on Sunday, killing at least five people and damaging civilian infrastructure including energy facilities across numerous regions.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Surveillance video obtained by Fox News shows the chaotic moments when ICE agents took cover and protected detainees as gunfire rained down on them from outside a Dallas facility Wednesday morning.
    Peter D'Abrosca , Brooke Taylor, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
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  • Junior tight end Bennett Jordan outjumped two defenders, somehow caught it, and the Mountain Brook team stormed the end zone.
    Grace Raynor, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Tigers-Guardians series brings plenty of storylines after Cleveland stormed back to take the division.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Fans flooded social media with emotional reactions to the photo, citing the pair's past feud as part of its significance.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That honesty resonated with parents and teachers alike, many of whom flooded her comments with support.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Precipitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitated. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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