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
Grave loss in Canada precipitated the Declaration of Independence, created with an eye to France and Spain as allies.
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Sarah M.s. Pearsall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
While Carvalho’s resignation was widely reported — and precipitated the appointment of Andrés Chait as the new superintendent three days later — there was no indication at the time that the school board had been pressuring Carvalho to step down.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Today, the life expectancy has more than doubled, from 35 to 79 years, and Washington would likely be treated with antibiotics, rather than bloodletting, for the throat infection that precipitated his death.
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Stephanie Stephens,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The 2002 crash, which was caught on camera and precipitated the Forest Service’s reckoning and its modern airworthiness program, was caused by unidentified wing cracking.
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Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
That precipitated this rapid process.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
As shared by the financial intelligence platform Quartr, this, in turn, precipitated another shift.
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Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
In response to the legal notice, Dewberry’s wife, Jaimie Brown Dewberry, told the AJC late last month the company had received no information or details about what precipitated the warning, noting that the site is secured and locked with no pedestrian openings.
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Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
2 June 2026
Being disinvited from speaking at a graduation is often precipitated by petitions and protests, from both conservative and progressive activists.
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Austin Sarat,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
Sarah M.s. Pearsall,
The Conversation,
2 July 2026
While Carvalho’s resignation was widely reported — and precipitated the appointment of Andrés Chait as the new superintendent three days later — there was no indication at the time that the school board had been pressuring Carvalho to step down.
—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2026
Today, the life expectancy has more than doubled, from 35 to 79 years, and Washington would likely be treated with antibiotics, rather than bloodletting, for the throat infection that precipitated his death.
—
Stephanie Stephens,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The 2002 crash, which was caught on camera and precipitated the Forest Service’s reckoning and its modern airworthiness program, was caused by unidentified wing cracking.
—
Abe Streep,
ProPublica,
9 June 2026
That precipitated this rapid process.
—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
As shared by the financial intelligence platform Quartr, this, in turn, precipitated another shift.
—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
In response to the legal notice, Dewberry’s wife, Jaimie Brown Dewberry, told the AJC late last month the company had received no information or details about what precipitated the warning, noting that the site is secured and locked with no pedestrian openings.
—
Zachary Hansen,
AJC.com,
2 June 2026
Being disinvited from speaking at a graduation is often precipitated by petitions and protests, from both conservative and progressive activists.
—
Austin Sarat,
Twin Cities,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for precipitated
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Local 150’s president chairs political committees that have poured money into the campaign of Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias, a likely 2027 mayoral challenger.
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Long before venture capital poured money into AI, decades of federal research also helped build the computing and machine-learning advances that made these systems possible.
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Body parts and munitions rained down on.
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But in the match’s two mandatory hydration breaks, loud boos rained down from the stands.
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Through the risk of lightning, sticky humidity and a winding line filled with thousands of chanting fans, Argentine fans flooded Bayfront Park with a sea of blue jerseys.
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Social media was flooded with images and footage of guests making the pilgrimage to MSG.
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When Daemon stormed into his dining room to seize Harrenhal under Rhaenyra’s name, Ser Simon was super polite about the whole thing.
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The Young Lords, a group of Puerto Rican activists, stormed and occupied the Lincoln Hospital in the Bronx, New York, for 12 hours.
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“Precipitated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/precipitated. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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