precipitated
Example Sentences
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The Iranian war has precipitated a crisis for South Korea’s economy because it is so heavily dependent on energy imports.
From MarketWatch
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
Sicily precipitated the eventual collision between Carthage and Rome.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
