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View definitions for be caused

be caused

verb as in stem

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The workers found that Patterson had severe injuries, which appeared to be caused by an assault.

Fires can be caused by overcharging, overheating, physical damage or product defects, which trigger a process known as thermal runaway — where excessive heat inside a battery creates a self-sustaining chemical reaction that can then easily spread to adjacent batteries.

He says it could be caused by fallen leaves "or sometimes you get very strange combinations of mist and rain that can end up creating a bit of an oily surface on top of the rail head and that’s extremely slippery".

From BBC

It affects nearly one in three women by age 60 and can be caused by things like repeated heavy straining and chronic constipation.

From Salon

CTE is believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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