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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Who made the decision, however, has sparked accusations by both New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and Knicks owner James Dolan.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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The play sparked outrage inside the arena and across social media.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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By 1986, this legal jeopardy drove all but one vaccine manufacturer out of the market, with that last survivor poised to abandon vaccines in the US as well.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Evidence shows planned meeting Prosecutors say cell phone geolocation and call records showed Campbell left his home in Anson and drove about 30 minutes to an Abilene hotel to meet the minors.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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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.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
10 June 2026
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Natchez was considered the ideal location for creating an economy centered on slave labor that generated cotton.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Triggered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggered. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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