bringing

verb

present participle of bring
1
as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff

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2
as in persuading
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong

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3
as in costing
to have a price of the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction

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Recent Examples of bringing There is a risk of flash flooding, with the storm bringing 4 to 8 inches across southern Alabama, the Florida Panhandle and Big Bend, and southwest Georgia, according to the advisory. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026 Back at the hotel, the rooftop pool offers a welcome reset after a day exploring DTLA, while the gym is well-equipped and justifies bringing a set of workout clothes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026 Just keeping that ratio flat, let alone bringing it down, would require a massive, sustained boom. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Miami billionaire Ken Griffin is adding another $25 million to his gift to Baptist Health South Florida, bringing his total commitment to $75 million. — Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026 But it's not lost on Lamm that many people are inspired by the idea of bringing animals back from extinction, especially young people. — Colleen McKown, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 Ahead of the premiere, Frémeaux spoke with Variety about the smooth journey that has been bringing this loveable, quirky spider princess from page to screen. — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026 Bryan's shirt immediately ignited a debate online, with social media users split over whether the singer was making a courageous political statement or bringing politics into a concert where fans simply came to hear music. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 On Day 3 of Aftershock 2026, bands from across the world are bringing their talents to Sacramento’s Discovery Park across five stages. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringing
  1. creating
  2. persuading
  3. costing
  4. causing
  5. convincing
  6. fetching
  7. generating
  8. getting
Verb
  • Concierge specials such as creating your own gin at a nearby Palma distillery or watching espadrilles being made in Palma’s Olivar market are original diversions.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Those that don’t risk creating fleets of intelligent systems capable of making very expensive and detrimental mistakes.
    — Tony Grout, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • The company’s reputation was built partly on persuading audiences to take chances on inexpensive, surprising horror outings — often with little more than a compelling premise to go on.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Campaigns are entering a crucial stretch for persuading the independent voters who will probably determine outcomes in swing races.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuading
Verb
  • These gaps in our system are leaving people behind and costing our health system billions of dollars.
    — Philip A. Chan, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Students use a point system to shop for groceries, with healthier items costing fewer points.
    — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of costing
Verb
  • With more than 270 million fully autonomous miles across its operating cities, Waymo claims 95% fewer crashes causing serious or fatal injury compared with human drivers.
    — Henry Payne, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Water droplets hit the metal blades like tiny bullets, causing severe erosion.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of causing
Verb
  • Why expend so much money convincing an audience to trust what a studio is selling when a digital filmmaker has already established that trust with their millions of followers?
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Someone who is interested in her findings, of course, is Horwitz, a former political journo newly appointed to the WSJ’s tech beat — and still convincing his icy new boss (Betty Gilpin, of course) that tech is politics in this day and age.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of convincing
Verb
  • The Valkyries cut off season-ticket sales this year at over 12,000, with courtside seats fetching $1,500 per game.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • More than 85,000 tickets to Buenos Aires' largest stadium sold out in 90 minutes, with seats originally priced around $60-$300 later fetching over $2,500 on resale sites.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of fetching
Verb
  • The travel retail channel, generating $76 billion overall, is always on the front line of world events.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When the third act slows down to dramatize the hours of Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, Guadagnino has almost no way of generating the sort of ice-blooded intrigue that runs in Fincher’s veins.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of generating
Verb
  • Spirit’s efforts to sell tranches of data to Google for $10 million hit several speed bumps after getting public attention in August.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Eaton, in conjunction with developer Sue Powers’ Urban Ventures, plans to renovate the building and reduce its unit count from 62 to 50, with each unit getting its own bathroom for the first time.
    — Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of getting

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“Bringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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