as in activated
to cause to function
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Recent Examples of triggered
Shots fired near the Colorado-Wyoming border on Monday triggered a massive response from law enforcement agencies in both states after a Wyoming deputy was injured, sheriff’s officials said.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Multiple buildings collapsed in General Santos City, a major port on the populous island of Mindanao, and the quake also triggered deadly landslides and a 3-foot tsunami that hit neighboring islands’ coasts.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 9 June 2026
The fall of Saigon in 1975 triggered a massive exodus of refugees from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
—Elizabeth Holtzman, Time, 9 June 2026
The City of Camden has ordered EMR Recycling to cease operations after more than a dozen scrap yard fires at the facility triggered air pollution concerns in recent years.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Last week's sell-off was triggered on Wednesday by idling – though robust – revenue projections from chipmaker Broadcom and may have been exacerbated by a call from artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for the sector to slow down its pace of advancements .
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Veteran nickelback Marcus Jones may have had a sack on an unblocked blitz of Maye that triggered a quick throw into the dirt.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
However, Anthropic said early testing showed that fewer than 5% of sessions triggered a fallback response.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
This rapid adoption has triggered an epic capital investment boom, as technology companies have raced to expand spending on data centers, specialized chips, cooling systems, and the power generation capacity the technology demands.
—Fortune, 2 June 2026
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 9 June 2026
Multiple buildings collapsed in General Santos City, a major port on the populous island of Mindanao, and the quake also triggered deadly landslides and a 3-foot tsunami that hit neighboring islands’ coasts.
—Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 9 June 2026
The fall of Saigon in 1975 triggered a massive exodus of refugees from Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
—Elizabeth Holtzman, Time, 9 June 2026
The City of Camden has ordered EMR Recycling to cease operations after more than a dozen scrap yard fires at the facility triggered air pollution concerns in recent years.
—Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Last week's sell-off was triggered on Wednesday by idling – though robust – revenue projections from chipmaker Broadcom and may have been exacerbated by a call from artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for the sector to slow down its pace of advancements .
—Tobias Burns, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Veteran nickelback Marcus Jones may have had a sack on an unblocked blitz of Maye that triggered a quick throw into the dirt.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026
However, Anthropic said early testing showed that fewer than 5% of sessions triggered a fallback response.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
This rapid adoption has triggered an epic capital investment boom, as technology companies have raced to expand spending on data centers, specialized chips, cooling systems, and the power generation capacity the technology demands.
—Fortune, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggered
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But the aircraft’s ditch switch, designed to reduce flooding during a water landing, was widely reported as not being activated, almost certainly because the crew had only seconds to prioritize what mattered most.—
Tim Burns,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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Further analysis indicated that removing certain molecules reshaped the tumor microenvironment and activated several anti-tumor immune responses.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Energy security in focus The war’s disruption to the Strait of Hormuz has sharpened focus on energy security around the world and comes on the heels of the energy crisis sparked by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Since arriving at the zoo, the buffalo has attracted large crowds and sparked debate over its unusual nickname.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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As the family entered the intersection, Erickson drove by them and avoided a collision.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Tovar drove in a run with a sacrifice fly to right field in the second.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Researchers believe chloride-ion batteries could one day support grid-scale storage systems that store electricity generated by wind turbines and solar farms.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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His climate policy push has generated moments of significant blow back from right-leaning politicians and outspoken members of the public, leading political observers to cast green policies as all-but-inevitable instigators of climate backlash.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 June 2026
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“Triggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggered. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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