- past participle of precipitate.
- past tense form of precipitate.
precipitated
Example Sentences
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The answer can be found at open dumping sites across Tangerang, including in the areas surrounding the actual landfill, which have precipitated the growth of noxious trash mountains within a hundred metres of people's homes.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
The transaction, while small at just 32 bitcoin, hurt investor confidence and precipitated a swift market pullback.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Production ended on July 27, 1990 at a factory in Portugal, precipitated by tightening emission standards in Europe.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Greenspan is now blamed for looking the other way as banks and brokerage firms bought and sold massive amounts of risky mortgage debt, which precipitated the devastating global financial crisis of 2008.
From MarketWatch ● May 10, 2026
Since it must, they thought, presage the fall of some kingdom, the comet encouraged, in some sense precipitated, the invasion of England by William the Conqueror.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
