as in causes
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 brings on
Summer also brings on rainstorms with lightning and flash flooding.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The decades-long rivalry brings on various pre-game festivities and bonfires.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Those gases linger and circle the Earth, causing global warming and climate change that brings on more severe weather, such as rainstorms and intense summer heat.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025
The decades-long rivalry brings on various pre-game festivities and bonfires.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2025
Those gases linger and circle the Earth, causing global warming and climate change that brings on more severe weather, such as rainstorms and intense summer heat.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for brings on
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But the treatment has been criticized since the early days as, variously, a Communist plot, forced mass medication and an industrial byproduct that causes more harm than good.—
Anna Clark,
ProPublica,
18 Sep. 2025
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What To Know The basis of his decision, Greenfield said, was a long-running dispute with Unilever over the company's ability to pursue social justice and activist causes that were important to the founders.—
Hugh Cameron
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The company’s Enterprise Data Cloud creates a unified data storage system across Pure Storage arrays and includes modular non-disruptive upgrades that extend hardware life.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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In these homes, the conflict between budgeting and feeding kids well creates huge psychological stress for parents, which can lead to anxiety and depression, fueling the vicious cycle of stress and unhealthy eating, Beresin said.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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Each brings something different to Durham's bar scene.—
Jenn Rice,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Geopolitical instability brings more focus to national and regional sovereignty, especially with regard to energy.—
Michaila Byrne,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Panama Canal generates its revenues from fees associated with vessel transits, as well as the volume of containers carried on each vessel.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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The program generates revenue for states to fund clean energy development and energy efficiency initiatives while cutting carbon pollution roughly in half, a rate of emissions reductions far faster than the national average.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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This conversation not only revisits a troubling chapter in media history, but also prompts reflection on today’s political climate.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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Every call has a host, who greets all the members and prompts them along.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The only other shmup that looked this good on the Mega Drive was probably Ex-Ranza, known as Ranger-X abroad, but even that didn’t move at the pace Earthion does.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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In addition to higher rates and fewer terms, Rocket also charges closing costs, which Third Federal does not.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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The model draws on the pilot program that has been in development since 2023, which saw Shein collaborate with legacy brand Missguided, which generated 230 million euros in revenue over two years, Ruffat said.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
16 Sep. 2025
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This work draws on Shell’s experience in related fields, such as transformer oils and cooling fluids for data centers.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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If a failure produces an insight or a data point that sharpens the next move, treat it as a win.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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My corollary warns against novelty that produces nothing reliable.—
George Pesansky,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Brings on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brings%20on. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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