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  • past participle of cause.
  • past tense form of cause.
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caused

ADJECTIVE
derivative
Synonyms
STRONG
cognate secondary subordinate
WEAK
acquired ancestral coming from connate copied evolved hereditary imitative inferential inferred not original obtained plagiaristic plagiarized procured rehashed secondhand uninventive unoriginal
Antonyms
STRONG
important superior
WEAK
inventive original unborrowed unique
ADJECTIVE
induced
Synonyms
STRONG
achieved done effected finished
Antonyms
STRONG
incomplete unfinished
ADJECTIVE
originating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arising beginning starting stemming
STRONG
activated authored begot commencing created dawning deriving emanating fashioned formed generated induced inspired issuing made motivated proceeding produced
WEAK
incepted

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Detectives believe the Valley Springs man caused the Gann fire that started earlier that day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

The global shortage of fuel that caused prices to rise also kicked U.S. refiners into high gear.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Staff at a Kent hospital have said that they pick up shifts in pubs to balance cost pressures caused by increased parking charges and wage cuts.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

"Rumours, messages and groups that caused this crisis" mainly appeared on Facebook and WhatsApp, said Madrigal, although it was impossible to determine "who or what ignited the flame".

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Perhaps he could tell me how to undo all the trouble I had caused!

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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