contributed (to)

verb

Definition of contributed (to)next
past tense of contribute (to)
as in brought about

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contributed (to)
  1. created
  2. generated
  3. brought
  4. induced
  5. produced
  6. invoked
Verb
  • The Pitfall Of Free Professional Resources The popularity of free resources online and through social media has created a culture of perpetual browsing.
    Shay Levister, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For people in fashion especially, the mall seems to kick up a particular nostalgia pang—especially around the holidays when so many formative memories were created, and clothing was the indisputable backdrop.
    Alyssa Hardy, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of created
Verb
  • Within its first week, Blake Brown had generated $16 million in media impact value, according to Launchmetrics.
    Jenny B. Fine, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Khan generated considerable resentment and pushback in the business community for taking an aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of generated
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia ran unopposed for the tournament after FIFA tweaked the rules and brought forward the deadline, and so the outcome was wholly expected.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Federal Trade Commission, which brought the federal case, argued that Kroger's purchase of Albertsons would lead to fewer choices and higher prices for shoppers.
    Alina Selyukh, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of brought
Verb
  • Believing that government subsidies for higher education have induced harmful over-consumption of schooling is no more against higher education than fighting obesity is against caloric intake.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The entire affair smelled like a quasi-constitutional coup attempt authored by a desperate head of state whose intensive bickering with the National Assembly over everything from budgets to investigations had induced a nervous breakdown.
    Daniel R. DePetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of induced
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  • The series will be produced by Hello Sunshine, Fake Empire, and Amazon MGM Studios.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This classic rivalry has not produced a score of more than 40 points since 2013.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of produced
Verb
  • Trade speculation swirled around Trouba this summer, and the defenseman invoked his no-trade clause to stay in New York, where his wife, Kelly, is finishing her hospital residency.
    Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Since Tuesday, both have become memes on the internet, invoked by users to dissect Yoon’s shock move and the implications for the country.
    Chris Morris, Fortune Asia, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of invoked
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