bringing

verb

present participle of bring
1
as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) in the end, the lawsuit brought distress to everyone, including the plaintiff

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2
as in persuading
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest request nothing will ever bring her to admit she's wrong

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3
as in costing
to have a price of the antique will probably bring at least $1000 at auction

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bringing The Moon enters Aries and your 5th House of Creativity, Romance, Play, and Self-Expression, bringing fresh energy to fun, confidence, desire, and artistic risk. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2026 Brooks Lee hit a two-run home run and Kody Clemens had a solo home run, bringing the Twins within 4-3. — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 The iPhone 17 Pro similarly gets an AUD$300 discount at JB Hi-Fi, bringing it down to AUD$1,699. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Plus, a crochet beach bag is perfect for bringing your towel and other essentials to the beach. — Kayla Becker, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 This may mean bringing your bedtime forward by 30 minutes to get more sleep during winter months, or aiming for a greater proportion of light-intensity exercise to keep your workout plans realistic. — Masha Remskar, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026 And peony, while bringing a lightness to an otherwise darker slate of fragrance trends, still feels like a more sophisticated floral than an obvious rose. — Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026 The effect of bringing a host of films together in this way is never predictable; even familiar elements don’t look the same. — Geoffrey O’Brien, The New York Review of Books, 22 Aug. 2026 China has achieved two major reusable rocket recovery milestones in little more than a month, potentially bringing the country closer to a capability that could have implications far beyond the commercial space sector. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bringing
  1. creating
  2. persuading
  3. costing
  4. causing
  5. convincing
  6. fetching
  7. generating
  8. getting
Verb
  • Running open-weight AI agents and programs has been gaining steam, creating shortages for desktop Macs.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The rest of the lunar surface may take on an eerie reddish-orange hue, creating an impressive 'almost blood moon'.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • In March, one of DraftKings’ cofounders, Matthew Kalish, stepped down as president—but not before persuading the board to approve a series of potentially lucrative deals to benefit his new marketing company.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • According to sources close to the player, speaking anonymously to protect relationships, an early-summer meeting with Howe in London proved crucial in persuading Steur to move to Tyneside.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of persuading
Verb
  • Current options range from add-on urine analyzers under $100 to premium fixtures costing thousands.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Government's efforts to protect consumers backfire Our healthcare reporter reveals how a government fix to help consumers avoid surprise medical bills may have backfired and end up costing consumers much higher insurance premiums.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of costing
Verb
  • The issue is that AI technology iterates extremely fast, causing related equipment and computing assets to depreciate rapidly, whereas financing debts are long term, creating a maturity mismatch risk.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This month, her mother’s memory-care facility was in an evacuation zone, causing many sleepless nights.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of causing
Verb
  • Others would create a certification program for fire-safe building and landscaping practices in part with the hope of convincing insurance companies to lower rates.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And Paragon Health Institute, which was powerfully influential in convincing lawmakers to tighten Medicaid and Affordable Care Act spending, put out a paper earlier this year arguing for further reforms across government programs that pay providers.
    — Daniel Payne, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of convincing
Verb
  • Empty lots and teardowns in the most desirable parts of Miami and Miami Beach have been fetching multimillion-dollar prices.
    — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Although no players correctly chose all five white balls and the Powerball, several correctly matched the five white balls, fetching a $1 million prize.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of fetching
Verb
  • When generating text, large language models pick each next word from a set of plausible candidates.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The uneven nature seen by ALMA is likely the result of massive convective movements in the star, hot plasma rising through the star and generating shockwaves that erupt in the star's atmosphere, creating bright and hot regions.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of generating
Verb
  • Yankees fans might be getting flashbacks of Boone’s defense for Anthony Volpe, who similarly faded into inconsistency after emerging as the apparent heir to the franchise’s shortstop role.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • And with 11 billion tons of freight moved by truck in 2024, the stakes of getting safety right extend far beyond the competition floor.
    — Alice Barlow, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting

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“Bringing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bringing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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