- present tense form of generate (3rd person singular).
generates
Example Sentences
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It generates enough flour to feed 20,000 people, he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
So when engine-maker Mercury Marine showed him an outboard motor that generates more horsepower than a Ferrari Portofino, he wanted four.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Buy anything that generates electricity, the logic went, because every data center needs power and supply is short.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
While El Niño brings colder and wetter conditions to the Southern U.S., it typically generates drier and warmer weather up north.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
You cannot “see” this cube nor feel its edges—but it shares the one property that all physical objects must possess: it generates shadows.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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