induced

verb

past tense of induce
1
as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the medication induced labor

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2
as in persuaded
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests finally induced the eyewitness to the gangland slaying to cooperate with the police

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Recent Examples of induced Cameron induced 58 swings and 17 whiffs, per Baseball Savant. — Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026 Dylan Dodd came on in relief with a man on in the seventh, and induced a fly ball and ground ball double play to keep the shutout intact. — CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Canning induced much chasing from Rockies hitters, sending a 3-0 lead to the game’s final third. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2026 But that was all the damage the Brewers could do in the inning as Webb induced a double-play grounder to escape trouble. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 The White Sox whiffed 16 times on the first 31 swings Brown induced and finished the game with 20. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Dodgers reliever Will Klein had just induced the Mets’ Marcus Semien to whiff on a high heater. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 Meanwhile, the Ebola virus, which is the most common out of the three, induced the 2014-2016 outbreak, considered the deadliest in Congo's history. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 Unable to orientate myself, the slightest drift induced vertigo, like when a plane banks with all the cabin windows closed. — Tim Neville, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for induced
  1. caused
  2. persuaded
  3. brought
  4. convinced
  5. created
  6. satisfied
  7. generated
  8. prompted
Verb
  • Police said that the driver, only identified as a man in his 70s, accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, which caused the car to accelerate into the building, striking someone inside.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The park was scheduled to open last year, but was delayed when winter rains caused two major landslides along its cliffs, requiring significant shoring up to keep an emergency access route open.
    — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of caused
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  • Paramount was among the companies that persuaded the state to make film credits refundable starting last year.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
  • For one, primary elections often have many more undecided voters, and people pay much less attention to the races — meaning those who have not made up their minds headed into election day can be easily persuaded.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of persuaded
Verb
  • The nature of Robert Carradine’s death is the subject of a new lawsuit brought against the University of California, Los Angeles by the actor’s family.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026
  • In that time, Sezalory had three kids, lost a brother and navigated her mother’s cancer diagnosis, all of which brought a new perspective.
    — Hilary Milnes, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of brought
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  • For another, the pandemic-era shift to remote work almost certainly convinced companies that some positions needn’t be filled at all.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Fariala was convinced that the young man was the right person to play the lead role.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of convinced
Verb
  • The new fragrance was created by the perfumer Mathilde Bijaoui, with a top note of bergamot, a heart of sea salt and a base of driftwood accord.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Even so, the film’s gaze is more anthropological than polemical, especially given the faux-doc vibe created by its abundant handheld camerawork, seemingly filmed sometimes by the actors themselves.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of created
Verb
  • A day later, the Twins satisfied another need with a trade for starting pitcher Dean Kremer.
    — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The treat filled me up, cooled me down and completely satisfied my sweet tooth.
    — Hali Smith August 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of satisfied
Verb
  • However, research presented in April at the 2026 Seismological Society of America Annual Meeting reveals that ground vibrations generated by everyday human activity dropped significantly during the last total solar eclipse.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • This year, the VGTs have generated more net income and about twice as much in taxes as the state’s 17 casinos through July, according to Gaming Board data.
    — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of generated
Verb
  • In Paris, extreme heat prompted the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre to close early on some days.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Post-Rio, van Niekerk’s return to university prompted the thinking that now was the time to take up track full-time.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of prompted

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