BRINGING ABOUT Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

bringing about

verb

present participle of bring about

as in causing

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) I promise: making one mistake will not bring about the apocalypse

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Recent Examples of bringing about And Peggy Flanagan is about bringing about real change, standing up to the big money interests. — CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 The Speedwell had sailed first from Holland to England, bringing about 45 passengers and supplies to join the voyage for religious freedom to North America. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 Quantum heat engine Heat engines were critical in bringing about the Industrial Revolution. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026 In 2019, a German nurse who murdered 87 patients by deliberately bringing about cardiac arrests was given a life sentence. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 The first two movies established themselves as genre classics, combining heart-stopping action with futuristic sci-fi that explored the threat of AI bringing about an apocalypse. — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 3 July 2026 The holdup played a significant role in bringing about the bankruptcy filing. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 June 2026 And so bringing about the kind of change and awareness that is needed is a heavy lift. — NBC news, 10 May 2026 Tom Steyer is too focused on bringing about idealistic policy outcomes to be sensitive to the worldly conditions that will make their implementation detrimental. — Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 14 Apr. 2026

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The YouTube videos, Griffin said, were causing third-party contact because of Myers’ encouragement.

— Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Late summer brings an increase in a deadly disease spreading in cats across South Florida, causing intense illness and even sudden death.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of causing

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Rather than just controlling throttle response, as most of these systems do on electric bikes, Bonnell’s clutch actually ramps phase amps directly, creating a more natural clutch-like feel, the company’s CEO says.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2026
This beautiful shade blends warm, golden tones with darker red lowlights, creating this golden cherry shade.

— Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of creating

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The Moon enters Aries and your 5th House of Creativity, Romance, Play, and Self-Expression, bringing fresh energy to fun, confidence, desire, and artistic risk.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026
Brooks Lee hit a two-run home run and Kody Clemens had a solo home run, bringing the Twins within 4-3.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of bringing

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Antares plans to begin generating electricity in 2027, with reactor installations targeted for 2028.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
That work is then transferred to the second film and produces reversible changes in the crystal structure, generating cold.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of generating

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Traders still holding the contract faced the prospect of taking delivery of physical crude with little storage available, prompting a rush to sell.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
After receiving credits, the customer said a subsequent box also arrived missing meals, prompting them to cancel their subscription.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of prompting

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Subsense, which has raised $27 million in funding, is currently doing preclinical work, experimenting with various elements of the technology and conducting some experiments on mice.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026
Now, the two men — coach and GM — are in the process of doing exactly as each promised when they were hired.

— Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of doing

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Fly’s brand of rap, defined by spare, steely 808 beats and club shoutouts, was wildly popular, spawning nearly 50 mixtape volumes and many more songs since.

— Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 25 Aug. 2026
This mystery has tantalized scientists since Charles Darwin mused on it in 1871, spawning no shortage of competing theories about the origins of Earth’s biology around four billion years ago.

— Philip Ball, Scientific American, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of spawning

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The videos, which are projected to fill a single wall, were shot with two iPhone 15s mounted together in a handheld jig, producing two images, one for each eye.

— Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
The area around my hometown was once a famous silk-producing region, and my grandparents kept silkworms in six-foot-wide bamboo trays.

— Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

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