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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

Example Sentences

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The 129-foot waterfall — a wide curtain of white water cascading from a basalt cliff face — generates its own rainbow and once was dubbed the “Eighth Wonder of the World” by President Theodore Roosevelt.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Critics say it’s a prime example of overregulation in the U.K., where following such guidance to the letter, rather than the spirit, generates ugly and ill-proportioned buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The German group generates 45 percent of its revenue in the United States.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Ecclestone is the tallest of the three and has mastered her craft of using the extra bounce she generates from a release height of 2.2 metres, while Smith delivers the ball from 1.8m.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It always causes a lot of excitement and generates talk about how the odds are not in that family’s favor.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins