precipitate
verb (used with object)
to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly.
have precipitated
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present perfectof precipitate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Any one of these might, in the past, have precipitated a regional war.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
These are the latest in a slew of bills across the country that have precipitated a national tug of war.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
Omaha Police Capt. Jeremy Christensen told the Omaha World-Herald that a car alarm may have precipitated the deadly incident.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
However, at other points in the war, evacuations from Russian-occupied areas have precipitated an eventual pullback of Russian forces in the face of Ukrainian advances.
From New York Times ● Apr. 24, 2023
I pointed out the fatal peril of the Austrian-Serbian differences and of the Drang nach Osten policy, and it is those Serbian-Austrian differences which have precipitated the war.
From German Problems and Personalities by Charles Saroléa
