translating (into)

verb

present participle of translate (into)
as in causing
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) it remains to be seen whether the policy changes will translate into true progress

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  1. causing
  2. creating
  3. bringing
  4. generating
  5. prompting
  6. doing
  7. bringing about
  8. spawning
Verb
  • Margaret Kran-Annexstein, director of the Sierra Club’s Colorado chapter, said that devastating flooding hit the state in 2013, causing damage worth nearly $4 billion.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When these grains are coarse and broad, microcracks can easily run through them, causing sudden structural failure.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of causing
Verb
  • The startup, founded by AI pioneer Fei-Fei Li, is building AI models for creating virtual 3D environments frequently used in humanoid robot development.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • An organization may publish dozens of articles without creating clear relationships among them.
    — Jessica Wong, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • The midterm election has arrived in Florida, bringing with it clashes for governor, Congress and the state Legislature, consequential constitutional amendments and local races and referenda.
    — Miami Herald staff, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Bryan's shirt immediately ignited a debate online, with social media users split over whether the singer was making a courageous political statement or bringing politics into a concert where fans simply came to hear music.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of bringing
Verb
  • Beauty, Rhode was generating about $212 million in net sales.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Often, wealthy investors use municipal bonds to diversify their portfolios while generating interest income that is often exempt from federal income taxes.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of generating
Verb
  • Things seemed to hit bottom after the 2008 financial crisis, prompting Phil Plummer, who was then Montgomery County Sheriff, to enter politics.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Violent crime has also dominated the list of voter concerns in Brazilian election polls, prompting candidates to pledge tougher security measures.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of prompting
Verb
  • Some of the stories are just spoken matter-of-factly, while others are acted out with Jaku doing all the voices.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Anyone attempting to judge these works by their relationship to canonized video, computational art, and painting may have difficulty doing so.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • Fortunately, new WiFi systems are bringing about bold new solutions to age-old problems.
    — William Jones, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • And Peggy Flanagan is about bringing about real change, standing up to the big money interests.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of bringing about
Verb
  • The Dutch series, which premiered in 2010, was the first iteration of what would become a global singing-competition franchise, eventually spawning more than 150 adaptations around the world.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024 and 2025, the Bureau of Reclamation poured colder water through the dam’s river bypass tubes — a deeper outlet than the hydropower intakes — to prevent smallmouth bass from spawning there.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of spawning
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