as in activated
to cause to function
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Recent Examples of triggered
These episodes have been triggered by intense heat domes — stubborn areas of high pressure that lock hot air in place — and are clearly supercharged by global warming, experts say.
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Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Throughout the game, seeing green shirts on the large screen triggered cheers through the crowd, while boos came up when yellow kits were displayed.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Leaders can then define which data should be captured in structured form, which steps can be triggered automatically and where human review is required.
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Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Accra’s 1969 migrant expulsion and Uganda’s mass ban three years later both triggered capital flight and supply chain chaos.
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Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
Meanwhile, questions about how much DHS paid for some warehouses triggered an internal audit.
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ABC News,
23 June 2026
The avatar on Bonsu Baah’s Instagram page is a photograph of his mother, whose sudden death four years ago triggered a change in his thinking.
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Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
What happened Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has emerged as the likely successor to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation Monday amid a revolt inside his Labour Party triggered by falling poll numbers and substantial losses in local elections last month.
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Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
23 June 2026
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Throughout the game, seeing green shirts on the large screen triggered cheers through the crowd, while boos came up when yellow kits were displayed.
—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Leaders can then define which data should be captured in structured form, which steps can be triggered automatically and where human review is required.
—
Dr. Taha Kass-Hout,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Accra’s 1969 migrant expulsion and Uganda’s mass ban three years later both triggered capital flight and supply chain chaos.
—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
After weeks of testing, Fable 5 is no longer vulnerable to a bypassing method discovered by Amazon researchers that identified several software vulnerabilities and triggered the export curbs.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
Meanwhile, questions about how much DHS paid for some warehouses triggered an internal audit.
—
ABC News,
23 June 2026
The avatar on Bonsu Baah’s Instagram page is a photograph of his mother, whose sudden death four years ago triggered a change in his thinking.
—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
What happened Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has emerged as the likely successor to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who announced his resignation Monday amid a revolt inside his Labour Party triggered by falling poll numbers and substantial losses in local elections last month.
—
Peter Weber,
TheWeek,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggered
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If that goes well, he could be activated during the final series before the All-Star break.
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It's also activated its voluntary load reduction program and is asking large commercial and industrial customers to cut their electricity use.
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The Alexander Mountain Fire sparked west of Loveland on July 29, 2024.
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This has generated some confusion in the community, and sparked outrage from the owners of the previous Bud’s, which was run by the Ziyadeh family for over 30 years.
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O'Hearn doubled twice, including one that drove in a pair in the seventh.
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Bev Hendry, 72, and his brother, Brian Hendry, 67, drove to Miami in a van after attending the two games in Boston along with friends Bob Greig, 70, Steve Docherty, 56, and John Erskine, 77.
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This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
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“Triggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggered. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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