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

Owning OpenRouter gives Stripe—which provides payment-processing software, helping companies accept internet payments—a way to profit directly as businesses spend more on AI models, on top of the revenue it generates from processing their payments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Investor B is 78, built a nest egg they cannot afford to lose, and is living off the income it generates.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Cernavoda plant, which usually generates a fifth of Romania's electricity, has been shut down just once before, in 2003, due to drought.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

"The Sun generates all the heat and the Moon is blocking out the Sun," he explained.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

I get enough air then, but the cold raw air freezes the sides of my throat and blood vessels burst and my throat generates mucus and soon I am choking on it.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen