triggered
Example Sentences
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It lay dormant, hidden inside the very DNA of a Glitcher until it was triggered by a Glitch platform in ways I still didn’t completely understand.
From Literature
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It is not clear what may have triggered the attack.
From BBC
The jump in the price of oil triggered by the conflict in the Middle East has raised the possibility of higher fuel costs for motorists.
From BBC
War in the Middle East has triggered a sharp risk-off reaction across markets at the start of the week, with equity indices sliding, while gold, oil and the U.S. dollar are rising.
From MarketWatch
At one point the immersion in words triggered a panic attack, “like I was hearing voices.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.