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generates

VERB

produce, create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about cause develop engender make provoke set up spawn

STRONG

accomplish bear beget breed effect form found hatch inaugurate induce initiate institute introduce multiply muster occasion originate parent perform procreate propagate reproduce

WEAK

bring to pass get up give birth to give rise to whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end fail finish halt kill lose prevent stop

STRONG

close divide ignore neglect terminate throw away

WEAK

break

Example Sentences

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"For a council that describes itself as a smarter, greener, fairer borough, it's just absurd that we've got something that generates so much CO2," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Google, which generates a ton of its own cash, said this week that it would sell an additional $85 billion of equity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

For all the excitement about Goldman’s investment banking franchise, that unit generates only about 15% of the firm’s revenue.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Understanding how the brain generates social behavior may help researchers better explain why some individuals are naturally more social than others.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

The importance of an intellectual change simply cannot be measured by the amount of controversy it generates.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton