as in poured
to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
the air mass was dry, as much of the moisture had precipitated out on the other side of the mountains
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Recent Examples of precipitated
The historian Odd Arne Westad offers an example of this dynamic in the British-German antagonism that precipitated World War I.
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Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The Jacksonville State offensive coordinator threw for 5,897 yards across four seasons at Florida State and West Virginia before five concussions in 14 months precipitated the end of his playing career.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
When asked what precipitated the study now, Bauges pointed to a map.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Democrats, as the party of government, have been known to escape blame for shutdowns arguably precipitated by their own actions.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
So did Fergie, with other affairs that became public knowledge and precipitated the divorce.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
His September proclamation and January refinement precipitated today’s constitutional system, a system based fundamentally on the proposition that all Americans are born equal.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
And yet a new revolution precipitated by the betrayals of an older uprising ought to prompt us to view what is now unfolding in Nepal, despite its appearance of promise, with at least a modicum of wariness.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In the laconic tones of a police report, Ibargüengoitia investigates the murders and their motives, the society and the profession - the oldest of all, but no less mysterious for that - which precipitated them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth D. Samet, Foreign Affairs, 29 Oct. 2025
The Jacksonville State offensive coordinator threw for 5,897 yards across four seasons at Florida State and West Virginia before five concussions in 14 months precipitated the end of his playing career.
—Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
When asked what precipitated the study now, Bauges pointed to a map.
—Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2025
Democrats, as the party of government, have been known to escape blame for shutdowns arguably precipitated by their own actions.
—W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
So did Fergie, with other affairs that became public knowledge and precipitated the divorce.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
His September proclamation and January refinement precipitated today’s constitutional system, a system based fundamentally on the proposition that all Americans are born equal.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
And yet a new revolution precipitated by the betrayals of an older uprising ought to prompt us to view what is now unfolding in Nepal, despite its appearance of promise, with at least a modicum of wariness.
—Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
In the laconic tones of a police report, Ibargüengoitia investigates the murders and their motives, the society and the profession - the oldest of all, but no less mysterious for that - which precipitated them.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitated
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Congress supported all of these measures and tried to boost the United States’ competitiveness through legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act, which poured federal money into strategically significant industries.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The rectory air was humid; sun poured through windows on the southern side, so that certain rooms sweltered and others felt as cold as a cave.—
Blair Braverman,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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Before the basketball game ended, the Raptors put the score on the big screen several times, and boos rained down when public address announcer Herbie Kuhn told fans the Dodgers had scored the game’s first run.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Afterward, Tharp joined Copeland on stage, a bouquet of flowers in hand — the first of many, many colleagues and collaborators emerging from the wings to congratulate Copeland, as golden confetti rained down and the pile of bouquets on the stage swelled.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Wilson was responding to Payton’s comments after the Broncos stormed back to beat the Giants 33-32 on Sunday in one of the most dramatic comebacks in recent NFL history.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Following the game, Commodore fans stormed the field — a move that typically carries a hefty $500,000 fine from the SEC.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
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In the recent past, Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony had flooded America’s market with high quality but inexpensive cars and electronics, harming the business of great American brands, including General Motors and RCA.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In 1700, for example, the Dutch flooded part of West Africa with perhaps as much as 40 million pounds of gunpowder, enough for well over half a billion musket shots; the world population at the time may have been as low as 600 million people.—
Clifton Crais,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Precipitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitated. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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