precipitate
Example Sentences
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According to the article, “His decision to seek meaningful help for the first time in his life was precipitated by a friend’s suggestion that he may have Asperger’s.”
From Salon
Another possibility: Tech investment gets ahead of demand, precipitating a bust.
“A breakdown in negotiations could precipitate flows into safe-haven assets like gold,” the CEO said.
On 4 December, 2024, Yoon announced to the nation that he was declaring martial law – plunging South Korea into chaos and setting in motion a series of events that would precipitate his downfall.
From BBC
A new crisis, however, quickly put an end to exchanges, precipitating the mass incarceration of prisoners that marked the last two years of the war.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
