- present tense form of generate (3rd person singular).
generates
Example Sentences
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Overall, Florida’s military and defense industry generates $102.6 billion in economic impact and supports more than 865,000 jobs statewide, according to the Florida Defense Industry Economic Impact Analysis.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Lee Chang-dong’s superb “Possible Love,” for instance, generates its explosively intimate finale by first investing us in the saga of strikers reeling from a brutal government crackdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Football is deeply ingrained in American culture, and team owners have little incentive to change a product that generates more than $23 billion in revenue annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Her affect can be off-putting, but that alone can’t explain the extreme negative reactions she generates.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Some musk which my system generates must be especially appealing to the authorities of the government.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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