as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers
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Recent Examples of generated
This horoscope was generated automatically using information from Sanctuary.
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Usa Today,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
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Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Tyra Banks is strutting forward with plans to revive America's Next Top Model — and Entertainment Weekly has exclusively learned that a contestant generated with artificial intelligence isn't off the table for the next cast.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
This has generated some confusion in the community, and sparked outrage from the owners of the previous Bud’s, which was run by the Ziyadeh family for over 30 years.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The contract focuses on energy generated by the Dresden Clean Energy Center, an active nuclear power facility located in Illinois.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
Swells generated by Arthur are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the northwestern Gulf Coast for the next day or two.
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Miami Herald Hurricane Bot,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
The legal ban against withholding recess as punishment has generated friction in California.
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Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
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Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
Usa Today,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.
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Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
25 June 2026
Tyra Banks is strutting forward with plans to revive America's Next Top Model — and Entertainment Weekly has exclusively learned that a contestant generated with artificial intelligence isn't off the table for the next cast.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
This has generated some confusion in the community, and sparked outrage from the owners of the previous Bud’s, which was run by the Ziyadeh family for over 30 years.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
The contract focuses on energy generated by the Dresden Clean Energy Center, an active nuclear power facility located in Illinois.
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Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
Swells generated by Arthur are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions along the northwestern Gulf Coast for the next day or two.
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Miami Herald Hurricane Bot,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
The legal ban against withholding recess as punishment has generated friction in California.
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Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
This article was generated by the Kansas City Star Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes structured information from TomTom and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom.
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Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generated
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Colombia was lively from the off, but Portugal eventually settled into the game and created its own chances.
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
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Ground movement caused by celebrating fans is different from a real earthquake, so while the stadium must've been moving with the fans, the stadium was in no real threat.
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There were 23 outbreaks that met that threshold in 2025, 18 of which were caused by norovirus, and the illness was behind 15 out of 18 outbreaks the prior year.
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Many have carried the Indian flag and brought copies of the constitution to the demonstration.
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Reyna lifted the ball into the penalty area for Pulisic, who brought it down and won a corner kick.
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The department’s limited release of materials prompted outcry and lawsuits from people saying the department was acting to protect rich and powerful people mentioned in the files.
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The back-and-forth prompted Steiner to send a letter denying Hawley’s claims and chiding him for a lack of civility.
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This story was produced with financial support from supporters including The Green Family Foundation Trust and Ken O’Keefe, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.
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What that fourth-inning strikeout, the following exchange of beliefs and subsequent skirmish produced, then, was fittingly a form of presence.
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But the arrival of Buc-ee's supercharged the trend and spawned imitators like Wally's, which has three 50,000-square-foot locations in the Midwest, with plans for more.
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In 2011, Impractical Jokers was launched on Tru TV, and the long-running series has spawned a feature film and several spinoffs.
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“Generated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generated. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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