as in to cause
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
this legislation will surely bring on some unintended consequences
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Recent Examples of bring on
The bond market — where traders price the risk of both inflation and an economic downturn — has, for its part, shimmied off moments of worry brought on by Mr. Trump’s boomeranging style of negotiation over tariffs.
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Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Also known as stress cardiomyopathy, the real condition can bring on a sudden and dramatic weakening of heart muscle.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
As if the energetic reset brought on by your solar season wasn’t enough, there will be an auspicious new moon in your sign on Feb. 27, presenting you with a fresh start and a clean slate in this area of your life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
His limited minutes were compounded by Nuno dropping Morgan Gibbs-White, a No 10, into a deeper role in the latter stages of games instead of bringing on Ward-Prowse.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Talmon Joseph Smith, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Also known as stress cardiomyopathy, the real condition can bring on a sudden and dramatic weakening of heart muscle.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
As if the energetic reset brought on by your solar season wasn’t enough, there will be an auspicious new moon in your sign on Feb. 27, presenting you with a fresh start and a clean slate in this area of your life.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025
His limited minutes were compounded by Nuno dropping Morgan Gibbs-White, a No 10, into a deeper role in the latter stages of games instead of bringing on Ward-Prowse.
—Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bring on
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Alternate payment gateways cause Volusion to charge 1.25% for Personal, 0.65% for Professional, 0.35% for Business, and custom percentages for Prime.—
Robert Anderson,
PCMAG,
27 Feb. 2025
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But, unlike the 2019 outbreak, during which 1,274 individual cases of measles were confirmed in 31 states, this latest outbreak has already caused one death, the first from the disease in the U.S. since 2015.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Feb. 2025
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These actions have been saving lives and driving true culture change, creating a safer future for everyone.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
4 Mar. 2025
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But the accord between labor and management goes awry when Mao creates a mosque in the yard.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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Joe Thuney brings significant upgrade to line March 5: The Bears haven’t had an offensive lineman named first-team All-Pro since 2006.—
Kevin Fishbain,
The Athletic,
11 Mar. 2025
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That’s what the Dolphins are bringing aboard Wilson to be.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2025
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While the event generated significant online discussion and participation from some consumer groups, the data suggests its impact on major corporations was muted.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Market Visibility: The forthcoming rebrand generates excitement among partners and prospective customers.—
Russell P. Reeder,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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In a new interview with WSJ Magazine, Isbell says the marriage’s dissolution — the couple filed for divorce in 2023 — wasn’t prompted by infidelity.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department moved to dismiss corruption charges against Adams, prompting the resignations of several prosecutors in New York and Washington, including Danielle Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney in Manhattan, who accused the mayor and the Justice Department of negotiating a quid pro quo.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The model essentially told me that this plan has, in fact, brought about jealous reactions abroad.—
John Werner,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Democrats have no more claim to Latino identity than Republicans, and the idea that putting partisans from both camps under the same ethnic tent might bring about commonality on hot-button issues such as reproductive rights or mass deportations is nonsense.—
Mike Madrid,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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Brown revealed her new platinum blonde ‘do at the start of the month, before giving her locks their red carpet debut at Sunday’s 2025 SAG Awards.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The extraditions were done at the request of the U.S. government as President Donald Trump’s tariff deadline looms.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
28 Feb. 2025
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The doc is produced by Big Sur, Mad Entertainment and RAI Cinema in co-production with Luce Cinecittà.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
28 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence, Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer of Doozer Productions executive produce alongside Tarses and Carell.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Bring on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bring%20on. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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