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Synonyms
beget, breed, bring, bring about, bring on, catalyze, cause, create, do, draw on, effect, effectuate, engender, induce, invoke, make, occasion, produce, prompt, result (in), spawn, translate (into), work, yield
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So the French goal of building another 1,000 kilometers of power-generating highways seems a distant prospect. — Nr Editors, National Review, "The Week," 22 Aug. 2019 While the boom in data-generating equipment and philosophies has been used on the pitching side for years, teams are only just starting to harness that on the hitting side. — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles’ D-III draftee Toby Welk, Juco hitting coach Tom Eller showing ‘opportunities are in unusual places’," 21 Aug. 2019 O’Kane said the most noticeable component of the final phase will be steam blows, in which heat from the combustion turbines is used to generate high-pressure steam to clean the main lines and pipes of the new plant. — Priscella Vega, Daily Pilot, "New power plant in Huntington Beach is 91% complete, AES says," 21 Aug. 2019 Ideas generated at the Ramona and Valley Center workshops will be coalesced by Planning and Development Services staff. — Julie Gallant, Ramona Sentinel, "County collects ideas for boosting agri-tourism," 21 Aug. 2019 Each is generated by abnormal activity in a distinct set of brain circuits that regulate mood and cognition. — Emily Underwood, Science | AAAS, "Brain scans could help personalize treatment for people who are depressed or suicidal," 20 Aug. 2019 In the fifth, double-generating machine Rafael Devers hit his 44th of the year, scraping the Monster with a sky-high fly ball. — Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, "O’s no problem as Rick Porcello, offense roll Baltimore at Fenway," 16 Aug. 2019 In 2012, Forbes reported Modern Family was one of the highest revenue-generating shows that year. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "Sarah Hyland's Net Worth Is High Enough to Make Haley Dunphy Jealous," 13 Aug. 2019 That number is only three points less than the team has generated in the same number of games at home. — Julia Poe, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando City heads to Toronto for crucial Eastern Conference matchup," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'generate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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