GENERATES Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

generates

verb

present tense third-person singular of generate

as in creates

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) his rabble-rousing speech generated a lot of controversy among local taxpayers

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Recent Examples of generates Haider and colleagues, reviewing hair transplant tourism for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in 2025, estimated that the Turkish market alone generates around one billion US dollars a year. — William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Radialc ontent generates approximately 5 billion streaming hours annually. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026 That information can then inform a response through Warped Alloy, a software framework that generates radio-frequency effects at the communications-protocol level. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 Couto said the region generates about $4 in commercial sports revenue per person, compared with upward of $200 in North America. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Private Blend, in luxury, generates about 60 percent of the brand’s turnover, with Signature, in prestige, making the remaining 40 percent. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026 The Amazon, which stores vast amounts of carbon dioxide and generates atmospheric moisture that helps regulate weather far beyond South America, is a vital ecosystem for the world's climate. — ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026 When a motorist is caught traveling at such speeds, a camera captures an image of the vehicle’s rear license plate and automatically generates a citation for review and processing. — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 State Farm Arena generates more than $100 million in annual gross revenue from concerts and events that range from tennis to rodeo to WWE to boxing. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026

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Kolbe’s distinctive use of language brings to life this period’s wonders and difficulties, and her maximalist approach to metaphor creates many energetic images.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
That, in turn, creates incentives to manage the firm carefully with an eye toward long-term survival.

— Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

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Yet in September, Bangladesh reported a daily average of 1,198 new cases of measles, which causes a high fever, cough and telltale rash.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
The organization’s focus areas are education, jobs and livelihood, and health—causes she’s cared about deeply since childhood.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of causes

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Different Monsters Require Different Minds That brings us to today.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
For property owners who poured their life savings into Camelot, the arrival of heavy machinery brings mounting anger over how local authorities handled the complex's long, troubled decline.

— La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of brings

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The brand sources and then produces chocolate right at the source in Madagascar and Uganda, partnering with Direct Trade farmers.

— Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026
Dori Media, which produces film and TV out of Tel Aviv, Zurich and Buenos Aires, was approached by representatives for Sphereorigin about working together on a film.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of produces

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Not surprisingly, the legislation does nothing to curb the growth of compensation and other benefits for college presidents, athletics directors, coaches and staff who continue to be in charge of the athletes under their control.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
These days, the interjection does a lot of work online as an all-purpose signifier of derogation.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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