- past participle of precipitate.
- past tense form of precipitate.
precipitated
Example Sentences
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The transaction, while small at just 32 bitcoin, hurt investor confidence and precipitated a swift market pullback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Production ended on July 27, 1990 at a factory in Portugal, precipitated by tightening emission standards in Europe.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Greenspan is now blamed for looking the other way as banks and brokerage firms bought and sold massive amounts of risky mortgage debt, which precipitated the devastating global financial crisis of 2008.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
I don’t know if it’s the trad-wife movement online or what has precipitated this, but my generation was very much splitting the bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
That carnage was precipitated by the British colonial government when it blamed the Igbo people for the national strike, banned Igbo-published newspapers, and generally encouraged anti-Igbo sentiment.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
