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  • present tense form of cause (3rd person singular).
  • plural of cause.
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causes

NOUN
whys and wherefores
Synonyms


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The results provide experimental evidence for flexoelectricity, an effect in which uneven bending causes a material to develop an electric charge.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

"That is what causes me the greatest pain," she added.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

This tilt toward Gloria causes the film to lose its way a bit, pulling focus from the more potentially vital mentor-disciple dynamic between Ed and the anxious, navel-gazing Meyers.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

Frequent stair climbers were 39% less likely to die from heart-related causes and 24% less likely to die from any cause compared with people who climbed stairs less often.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

And it is not the relative insubstantiality of her clothing that causes Marco to stare, but the tattoo that snakes across her skin.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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