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  • present tense form of cause (3rd person singular).
  • plural of cause.
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causes

NOUN
whys and wherefores
Synonyms


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This causes chaos for commuters who are forced to get on replacement buses.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Jourdane spent his life championing the causes he believed in, such as safe conditions for workers, voting rights and standing up for the oppressed, his family said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

They also suggested the EU should be ready to ask a court to block access to platforms temporarily if necessary "once other powers have been exhausted and where an infringement persists and causes serious harm".

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

And sometimes, the hardest thing we can do for the people and causes we care about is make those decisions while we are still here.

From MarketWatch Sep. 3, 2026

Perhaps the constant jarring in the driver's seat of a lumbering stagecoach causes a concussion on the site of the old damage.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman




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