as in brought
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences
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Recent Examples of brought on
Both were brought on last year.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
For many people in both groups, the lapse in congressional appropriations has brought on new financial strain in a year that has already been tough.
—Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Fabel Entertainment, the company behind the Bosch universe, Ballard and Brilliant Minds, has brought on Christel Miller as Senior Creative Executive — Special Projects.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Some companies have already touted major productivity boosts brought on by AI tools.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
For midlife patients, that often means managing menopause symptoms, bone loss and metabolic changes brought on by hormone therapy.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
In fact, the main difference between the two is the fact that SAD is often brought on by the changing of seasons, per the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
—Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 20 Oct. 2025
Management firm Curate has brought on Ana Bedayo to serve as a partner in their talent department, Variety has learned exclusively.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
For many people in both groups, the lapse in congressional appropriations has brought on new financial strain in a year that has already been tough.
—Jenny Abamu, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
Sereno proposes that the creatures’ carcasses were first desiccated in a drought before suddenly being engulfed by sediment—likely brought on by a flood.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2025
Fabel Entertainment, the company behind the Bosch universe, Ballard and Brilliant Minds, has brought on Christel Miller as Senior Creative Executive — Special Projects.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Some companies have already touted major productivity boosts brought on by AI tools.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
For midlife patients, that often means managing menopause symptoms, bone loss and metabolic changes brought on by hormone therapy.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2025
In fact, the main difference between the two is the fact that SAD is often brought on by the changing of seasons, per the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
—Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 20 Oct. 2025
Management firm Curate has brought on Ana Bedayo to serve as a partner in their talent department, Variety has learned exclusively.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brought on
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Matchweek eight saw the Premier League’s 20 teams create 55 big chances, the highest of the season — yet, those opportunities brought multiple head-scratching misses, including a couple with game-state-altering potential.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Chung brought a broader perspective.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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See our fan gallery created by Courier Journal photographer Scott Utterback.—
Stephanie Stremplewski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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Examples include the hospitality boxes F1 has created with Lewis Hamilton and Gordon Ramsay for 2025.—
Patrick Iversen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, inflation has caused pain.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The chairman claimed his words had been taken out of context, but his comments were splashed across the back of the newspapers and caused a storm of controversy.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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These vortices are called flux ropes, and satellites had previously observed small flux ropes—but our work helped uncover how they are generated.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Oct. 2025
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Louisville Tourism estimates that Bourbon & Beyond and Louder Than Life generated nearly $43 million in local economic impact in 2025.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
23 Oct. 2025
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This prompted her and Hall to get into what would be their last argument.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The viral reaction prompted a studio version, which now marks the act’s 13th top 10 (fittingly) on the list.—
Russ Penuell,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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The French started to plunder Spanish ships on their voyages to Spain, and the English quickly joined in—their attacks shaped, in part, by the Protestant Reformation of the sixteenth century, which spawned anti-Catholic and anti-Spanish sentiment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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The incident also spawned a lawsuit.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the end the meetings produced no substantive breakthrough for either side.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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The ad was produced by the Ontario government.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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Whatever the truth about Gandalf’s past, staying with Seymour has brought about a gradual transformation.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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But the potential catastrophe of famine, brought about by an untested planet-wide experiment to only slightly increase our electrical production capacity, seems like a cost-heavy, benefit-light endeavor.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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