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

After the council approved the increases, those business leaders responded with a ballot proposal that sought to repeal the city’s business tax, which generates more than $800 million per year for city services.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 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

Allianz Stadium generates about 90% of the RFU's revenue, the vast majority of which comes via men's national team matchdays.

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

As the wind turns the blades, they drive a motor that generates electricity.

From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 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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