as in to create
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the ice storm caused a massive power outage
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as in reason
someone or something responsible for a result
the much-debated causes of the war
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as in movement
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal
joined the freedom fighters' cause as a young man
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Recent Examples of cause
Zach Harper, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The agriculture secretary, however, said tariffs would cause short-term uncertainty.
—Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Unsafe sleep practices are some of the leading causes of infant deaths — a tragic reality that is preventable with education.
—Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Initial thought for the Pistons: Their physicality has caused a lot of kerfuffles, and this could set a fun tone for the series.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
The agriculture secretary, however, said tariffs would cause short-term uncertainty.
—Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
The root cause of these moves is not immediately clear and elevated yields may not persist as volatility continues.
—Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Unsafe sleep practices are some of the leading causes of infant deaths — a tragic reality that is preventable with education.
—Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, Sun Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cause
Verb
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The debris – space rocks known as meteoroids – collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky, according to NASA.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the independence, the Brookings Institution explains, is that politicians tend to want lower interest rates because lower rates stimulate the economy.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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The reason for the increase in the Tigers’ team score came after a review of Mizzou’s third rotation — balance beam.—
Henry Chappell,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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For instance, people often mistake a dog’s wagging tail as a sign of happiness, but the American Kennel Club suggests that the wagging movement only indicates that the dog is emotionally aroused.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Kasky’s classmate, David Hogg, now vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, has also been an outspoken gun control advocate since surviving Parkland, and was among the more visible faces in the March for Our Lives movement.—
David Goodhue,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Apr. 2025
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Billionaire Trump backer: Wait 90 days before bringing 'hammer down' on China Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, a Trump supporter now at odds with the president over tariffs, called April 13 for a three-month pause on China.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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The showdown is the most significant legal challenge brought against Meta in the company's roughly 20-year history.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Most importantly, requirements to increase teacher quantity can seriously threaten teacher quality, which is a far more powerful determinant of whether students are learning.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the most important determinant of when the central bank will restart rate cuts is what happens with inflation expectations.—
Colby Smith,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Financial turmoil has both Trump and Powell under duress Trump’s tariff campaign, announced earlier this month, continues to rattle global financial markets.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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So, what are the chances that anyone will be investigated for Hope Florida’s potentially criminal use of public money to fund a political campaign to defeat an amendment to the constitution of the state of Florida?—
Letters to the editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The way to make this all possible, Democrats say, is by loosening the fiscal guardrails that were created on a bipartisan basis in 2017 and have allowed the state to generate continuous surpluses during Lamont’s tenure.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming TV, film and gaming releases.—
William Earl,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2025
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The Heritage report attempts to cast doubt on the validity of decades of science by, in part, arguing that studies linking air pollution to health effects fail to prove causation, because they’re not randomized or controlled.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
9 Apr. 2025
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Correlation isn’t causation, but the incidence of seasonal allergies stands at 25% for adults, compared with 10% of all Americans in 1970, according to the U.S. Global Change Research Program.—
Mark Gongloff,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Cause.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cause. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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