contributes (to)

verb

Definition of contributes (to)next
present tense third-person singular of contribute (to)
as in translates (into)

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  1. creates
  2. generates
  3. brings
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  • In one demo, for example, a small business creates a spreadsheet with a list of local vendors as potential partners.
    Richard Nieva, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This surplus of position players — a first-world problem, for sure — creates a roster jam almost everywhere except at catcher, which notably is the area where baseball president Jed Hoyer and general manager Carter Hawkins appear to be attempting to address.
    Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of creates
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  • The problem is the hedge fund typically generates lots of taxable events that are not necessarily immediate income or asset value to the customer.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This all sounds a bit similar to the Pages feature offered by the AI search engine Perplexity, which generates a custom webpage based on your prompt.
    Emma Roth, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of generates
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  • But its ubiquitousness brings the scent somewhere between classic and basic, perhaps known by some to typify a certain metropolitan type.
    Rose Dommu, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
  • To say no one saw Bill Gates coming brings new meaning to understatement.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of brings
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“Contributes (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contributes%20%28to%29. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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