causing

verb

present participle of cause
as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the ice storm caused a massive power outage

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Recent Examples of causing 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 Sprinkler heads can become misaligned, damaged, clogged, or otherwise defective, causing water to spray onto sidewalks and other areas where people walk. — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026 But many researchers question whether social media is causing the trouble. — Darius Tahir, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Margaret Kran-Annexstein, director of the Sierra Club’s Colorado chapter, said that devastating flooding hit the state in 2013, causing damage worth nearly $4 billion. — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026 Video from the scene shows Linton’s vehicle flying into the intersection like a missile, causing a fiery multi-car collision that left burning car parts and streaks of blood as black smoke filled the sky. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 The aircraft plunged thousands of feet in two minutes, causing panic and forcing the flight to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Right Livelihood said her work challenges the control that a small number of powerful companies exercise over AI and exposes harms that AI systems are already causing, particularly to communities facing discrimination and exclusion. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for causing
  1. creating
  2. bringing
  3. generating
  4. prompting
  5. producing
  6. spawning
  7. doing
  8. working
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
  • 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
Definition of bringing
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
  • Her opposition to transgender athletes competing in girls’ and women’s sports became a major flashpoint this season, prompting demonstrations supporting and opposing her position outside the Fever games.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • In early 2010, drought lowered water levels at the Guri dam, prompting then-President Hugo Chávez to declare a national electricity emergency.
    — Catherine Ellis, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of prompting
Verb
  • These showers and storms will be very efficient at producing heavy rainfall.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Oct. 2026
  • And considering scoring has been at a premium for Florida — the Panthers have nine goals through five games — Maurice might have been hesitant to fully dismantle a group that’s producing.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of producing
Verb
  • This movie was massive, spawning three sequels, a spinoff TV series, and more.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The Dutch series, which premiered in 2010, was the first iteration of what would become a global singing-competition franchise, eventually spawning more than 150 adaptations around the world.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of spawning
Verb
  • While this is a step in the right direction, Illinois needs to take a more proactive approach to lower the cost of doing business and keep the top industry in Illinois competitive.
    — Bernarda Malevska, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • What are polling firms doing to address the threat of partisan nonresponse?
    — Scott Clement, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • Graduations and weddings, for example, are another channel that’s working extremely well.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • There is also a kids club providing childcare and kid-friendly activities provided by a team with over eight years experience working with children.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of working

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

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