produced

verb

past tense of produce
1
as in created
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) hopefully, the new approach to fighting substance abuse will produce better results

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2
as in delivered
to bring forth from the womb rabbits can potentially produce many offspring at once

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3
as in made
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials a factory producing steel

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4
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention he produced his brand-new driver's license at every possible opportunity

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Recent Examples of produced Entering Wednesday’s finale, the Twins had produced three or fewer runs in 14 of their last 24 games. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 On August 14, Garrett & The Bad Boys will release their debut EP, Heavy Naturals, produced by three-time Grammy Award winner Kenny Greenberg. — Shivani Vora, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The short was produced by Marked Atlas Pictures, Jumpsuit Pictures, Frances Komoda and Geneva Willis. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026 The series is produced by Great Pacific Media, Thunderbird Entertainment’s scripted and unscripted live-action division. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 It is produced by Knockout Shorts alongside Peter Gold of Gold Films. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 Of those jobs, the education and health services sector produced 36,000, continuing a longstanding trend for the industry in leading employment growth. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 This episode was produced and edited by Rebecca Ramirez and Gisele Grayson. — Regina G. Barber, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 This is the first time Santa Cruz Shakespeare has produced a Wilson play, stretching back 45 years into the company’s former incarnation as Shakespeare Santa Cruz. — Steve Palopoli, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for produced
  1. created
  2. delivered
  3. made
  4. displayed
  5. generated
  6. had
  7. manufactured
  8. exhibited
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  • 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
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  • Gausman delivered a strong performance, tossing seven innings and limiting the Royals to two runs on four hits with one walk and four strikeouts on 96 pitches.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Smith, the Republican mayor of Tifton, said Ossoff has consistently delivered for the region.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of delivered
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  • The project is being made in association with Hathiramani Commercial Ventures and co-produced with investor and entrepreneur Manish Hathiramani, who marks his producing debut with the show.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The press had also waned, likely through fatigue, by the time a host of substitutions, including Mbeumo, Amad, and Zirkzee were made on the hour mark.
    — Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of made
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  • Inside the Lasch Football Building, for example, there’s barely a wall not covered in some sort of a mural featuring a uniformed player, Nike swoosh proudly displayed.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The Dodgers, to their credit, displayed a modicum of fight, putting up five runs in the inning, but came up short in a 7-6 loss.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of displayed
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 1996, 65% of public safety employees had nine or fewer years on the job.
    — Mariana Trujillo, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Washington himself had hundreds of slaves at his home and plantation in Virginia.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • Scarcity remains an important strategy for many luxury houses, but it is often carefully manufactured, making exclusivity just another marketing ploy.
    — Stephan Rabimov, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The bus, manufactured in Fort Valley, beat out runner-up TifTuf drought-tolerant Bermuda grass in a final round.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of manufactured
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  • In 2020, scientists found that combining snail slime from a common garden snail with gold nanoparticles helped accelerate wound healing and exhibited anti-inflammatory properties in mice.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
  • OpenAI revealed at Black Hat USA 2026 that its AI agents, designed to measure hacking ability, not only breached Hugging Face but also exhibited sophisticated coordination.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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