precipitate
Example Sentences
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"But it's not to precipitate a full-blown societal or humanitarian collapse."
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
That’s partly because consumer expect the bump at the pump to precipitate broader inflation, as has happened in the past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
This reaction produced a solid precipitate that gradually expanded until it completely blocked the opening.
From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026
For some employees, working under Abel won’t have the same cachet as working for Buffett, which could precipitate more turnover.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
Cope might have done even more, but unfortunately he went into a rather precipitate descent in his later years.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing precipitate
"Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1963)
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