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 In July 2024, heavy rain triggered a severe mudslide that killed at least 257 people in southern Ethiopia, per AP. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 The July gains came after Citadel acquired the bulk of the public-stock portfolio formerly held by Situational Awareness late last month, following the hedge fund's rapid unraveling after steep losses triggered margin calls and forced asset sales. — Yun Li, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Though early reports indicated a lithium-ion battery may have been responsible, investigators now suspect a gas leak triggered the explosion, FDNY sources said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 In 2021, heavy rainfall triggered flooding that damaged about 100 of his durian trees and his machinery. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 One model triggered a retrieval step against a vector database. — Srikanta Datta, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The global energy crisis triggered by two wars is set to worsen, as Ukraine pummels Russia’s refining industry and Iranian attacks continue on Middle Eastern oil production and refining. — Amy Myers Jaffe, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026 But him being mentioned really triggered a series of conflicting thoughts in me. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 July 2026 The earthquake triggered the state’s ShakeAlert warning system. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggered
  1. activated
  2. sparked
  3. drove
  4. generated
Verb
  • The updates are rolled out automatically, but the user needs to restart the browser for the fixes to be activated.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • However, Daniel Palencia will pitch at Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday and could be activated soon, resuming his closer role.
    — Greg Jewett, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of activated
Verb
  • The massive influx of people, which totaled 70% of Ceuta’s resident population, sparked calls by local Spanish authorities for police and the army to establish order.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • His death sparked an outpouring of adoration from his Sopranos’ castmates, among others.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of sparked
Verb
  • The Jayhawks defeated Wichita State on Monday in Wichita, drove back to Lawrence on Tuesday morning, then boarded the bus for Lexington late Tuesday afternoon.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The Iran war triggered a historic oil shortage that drove up fuel costs and catapulted inflation to a three-year high in May, the same month Warsh took the helm of the central bank.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of drove
Verb
  • In early 2025, Y Combinator reported that for a quarter of its Winter 2025 batch, roughly 95% of the codebase was AI-generated, notable for highly technical founders who would have written the software themselves a year earlier.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Industrial companies and technology firms have already secured rights to the electricity generated at the site.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of generated

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