caused

past tense of cause

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caused
Verb
  • The social equity impact brand 40 Tons created a large activation and live podcast in collaboration with Core Cannabis Museum and many sponsor organizations.
    Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Revised Reporting Deadlines For companies created or registered before January 1, 2024, the deadline to file initial beneficial ownership reports has been extended to January 13, 2025.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The king of kvetch and a droll master of everyday existential lament, the comedian and actor brought an actor’s intensity to his comedy, and a comic’s timing and pacing to every acting gig.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • He was brought here to be a difference maker, brought here with the same kind of Hail Mary the Jets once threw at another aging Green Bay quarterback named Favre.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • According to the partnership, Dine Downtown has generated more than $6 million in sales and donated thousands of dollars to local charities over the past two decades.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Teams that adopted paradoxical frames and were highly motivated to seek knowledge generated more innovative ideas by engaging with diverse perspectives, compared to teams that avoided contradictions.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The film, which centers on a group of teen girls who share a pair of mysterious jeans, grossed $42 million worldwide and spawned a 2008 sequel.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The Indian Lake region was the hardest hit by storms that spawned nine tornadoes across the state that day.
    Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • With over 1,000 gins produced in the UK, the British gin market has become highly competitive.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, over the past month, both sides have produced their worst games of the season — sometimes simultaneously.
    Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • And the falloff in enterprise value has induced second order effects.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There’s a reset, plus roster changes, mostly induced by the salary cap, as the Lightning try to find a way.
    Pierre LeBrun, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Those who worked with him always circled back to his genuine joy on the podium.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And the front and rear hydraulic disc brakes with 180mm rotors worked extremely well, even going downhill, without any squealing whatsoever.
    Scott Kramer, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In contrast, 10 away games have yielded just 13 points, a distinctly mid-table return.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Spending the first nine years of his MLB career in Houston has yielded Bregman plenty of opportunities to play in the postseason.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
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