triggered

[trig-erd] / ˈtrɪg ərd /

VERB

cause to happen

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bring about cause generate produce prompt provoke set off spark start

STRONG

activate elicit

WEAK

give rise to set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end halt prevent stop

WEAK

block check

Example Sentences

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A magnitude 7.2 quake in 1959 centered in Montana near Yellowstone National Park triggered the largest quake-triggered landslide on record in North America.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Advances in AI models have triggered fears on Wall Street that many kinds of software could become obsolete.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

England and Wales will remain mostly cloudy, and while southern England and South Wales are likely to see sunny spells develop, some heavy and thundery showers could be triggered.

From BBC • May 3, 2026

The team focused on turbidites, which are layers of sediment left behind by underwater landslides that are often triggered by earthquakes.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2026

But my hesitancy only triggered something in Czerny that I will forever associate with New Yorkers—an instinctive and immediate push back against thinking small.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama