generates

VERB

produce, create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achieve bring about cause develop engender make provoke set up spawn

STRONG

accomplish bear beget breed effect form found hatch inaugurate induce initiate institute introduce multiply muster occasion originate parent perform procreate propagate reproduce

WEAK

bring to pass get up give birth to give rise to whip up work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy end fail finish halt kill lose prevent stop

STRONG

close divide ignore neglect terminate throw away

WEAK

break

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generates

Some or all of the cost could be offset if any funded research generates revenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2026

Steve Hooper has a sizable chunk of his money in Latigo Peak’s most conservative strategy, which generates income that the 73-year-old and his wife have lived off since his retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Because the supercurrent in this system oscillates, the magnetic field it generates also changes over time.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 5, 2026

The home listings company has switched to a revenue model called “Zillow preferred” that generates more revenue per connection with a buyer than the old one.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Held aloft in a cloud of heat that generates not from my surroundings, but from my own being.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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