precipitate
Example Sentences
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They said that the tax problems which precipitated her departure from the cabinet last autumn are occasionally mentioned by voters on the doorstep as an example of their frustration with the Labour government.
From BBC
Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter, his Republican and Democratic successors, dealt with the same moribund economy, and Carter oversaw another oil crisis in 1979 precipitated by the Iranian Revolution.
From Salon
According to the article, “His decision to seek meaningful help for the first time in his life was precipitated by a friend’s suggestion that he may have Asperger’s.”
From Salon
Another possibility: Tech investment gets ahead of demand, precipitating a bust.
“A breakdown in negotiations could precipitate flows into safe-haven assets like gold,” the CEO said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
