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

The movement of liquid iron in the outer core generates the magnetic field that protects the planet from charged particles released by the Sun.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

Whatnot said that sellers who break only make up 4% of sellers on the platform but declined to provide numbers on how much revenue that subset generates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

His fans don’t necessarily get an explanation for the unease Kurosawa sometimes generates, but it’s part of the draw.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Viola Spolin, one of the great acting teachers of the 20th century, put it simply: “being part of the whole generates trust and frees the player for playing, the many then acting as one.”

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

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

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins