triggered

verb

Definition of triggerednext
past tense of trigger
as in activated
to cause to function mold triggers my allergies

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Recent Examples of triggered That triggered a crunch among many developers and brought on a downturn in the property market that has weighed on the broader economy ever since. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 The boat’s capsize triggered a fleet of emergency vessels to the open waters between the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn shore. — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Swift was designed to study gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful explosions in the universe, which are triggered by cosmic events like the births of black holes and collisions between ultra-dense stars at the ends of their lives. — Denise Chow, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026 Reckless tariffs and lackluster job growth have triggered an affordability crisis in this country. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026 Larger economic crises, including the Great Recession of 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic, have also triggered spikes in the nation's debt, as the Treasury Department shows. — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Incoming ballistic missile fire triggered nationwide warnings Tuesday night for UAE residents to seek shelter, the first time in weeks such an alarm had sounded. — David Rising, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Then came Hamas’ murderous invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, and the even more murderous Israeli invasion of Gaza, which triggered protests and encampments on college campuses from Mexico to Australia. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Aug. 2026 Tatis triggered a sequence that tied the game in the eighth inning. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggered
  1. activated
  2. sparked
  3. drove
  4. generated
Verb
  • It’s easily activated by touching the colored sections or spinning the rattle drum and features three modes, including animals, colors and xylophone.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Ten additional compatible sets feature SMART Tags and can be activated using SMART Bricks from an All-in-One set.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of activated
Verb
  • Messi had a shot saved at the beginning of the second half, but Palacios then sparked a move from one side of the pitch to the other as Nashville restored its lead in the 49th minute and seized control of the game.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • The Correction veteran’s death sparked an outpouring of grief from well-wishers on social media.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of sparked
Verb
  • The Lions drove to the Bengals 33 on the first series before Jordan Battle picked off Altmyer at the 25 after the pass went off the hands of wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • And high costs and risky conditions along the route had already complicated Putin’s vision – even before Russia’s war against Ukraine drove international players from its Arctic territory.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of drove
Verb
  • Brian Otieno/Getty Images For years, Harry had donated the annual income generated by the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to Sentebale, but that ended this year.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Barry Iverson / Getty Images file While that one is clearly painted, the more modern images appear to have been generated with the help of artificial intelligence, including one depicting the White House on fire.
    — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of generated

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