catalyze
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Synonyms
beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, generate, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield
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The internet catalyzed the natural hair boom of the mid 2000s, driving a different cultural moment than natural hair movements that came before. — Collier Meyerson, WIRED, "The YouTubers Who Changed the Landscape for #NaturalHair," 18 June 2019 In other cases, however, the sustainability surge is catalyzing creativity. — Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, "Does ‘Sustainable Fashion’ Really Mean Anything?," 17 June 2019 Buzz60 Friday marks 50 years since protesters fought back against a police raid of New York's Stonewall Inn and catalyzed the modern gay rights movement. — Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, "Anti-LGBT hate crimes are rising, the FBI says. But it gets worse," 28 June 2019 The event catalyzed the modern LGBTQ rights movement. — Kyra Haas, azcentral, "Phoenix's LGBTQ spaces faced raids 'policing morals' of city. The Stonewall riots helped change that," 28 June 2019 This record tab subsequently catalyzed opposition around the globe in communities where city officials submit their own bids to host the event. — Eva Kassens-noor, The Conversation, "Italy’s minimal competition to host the 2026 Winter Olympics," 25 June 2019 April of 1968, in particular, would catalyze a pivotal year that still reverberates today. — Eric Ginsburg, Teen Vogue, "How April 1968 Changed the United States Forever," 19 Apr. 2019 Yet the success catalyzed his already lofty ambitions, while the near-death experience left him traumatized. — Cory Richards, National Geographic, "What’s harder than summiting Everest? Getting climbers to respect it again.," 5 Apr. 2019 Even so, 50 years after a police raid on the Stonewall Inn catalyzed the mainstream LGBTQ movement, gay people still maintain spheres of separation from the wider world: nightclubs, vacation spots, and dating apps where like can meet like. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Cruising in the Age of Consent," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'catalyze.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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catalyze
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