1
as in caused
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
the medication induced labor
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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
Hailey began leaking amniotic fluid and had to be induced.
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Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
This breakthrough uses induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) to create a genetically identical miniature ecosystem.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026
Vanda Pharmaceuticals — The biopharma company surged 25% after the FDA approved tradipitant, a drug aimed at treating vomiting induced by motion.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
Immunity against most diseases wanes, whether naturally acquired or vaccine induced, and immunity against bacterial diseases generally wanes faster than that against viral ones.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
In another video, the woman's mother said her daughter was scheduled to be induced earlier that day.
—Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
The study was the first to show that GPR25 production is induced by a particular signaling molecule.
—Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025
On the global level, there's quite a bit of evidence that the slight global cooling from the 1940s to 1970s was largely induced by the boom in industry after World War II, especially in the United States and Europe, according to Henson.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
For instance, check out his composed stop and kick-back at the end of this jaw-dropping eight-pass sequence, one that ended in a Risacher 3-pointer and induced the Lakers to raise the white flag with nearly 18 minutes remaining.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for induced
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Crews were already stretched thin battling the Palisades fire when 90-mile-per-hour winds grounded aircraft and caused the blaze to explode.—
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By March 2024, the state had already spent $3 million reimbursing ranchers for damages caused by wolves throughout the northern part of the state, as well as the cost of investing in nonlethal deterrents to keep them away, such as fencing, flags and other methods.—
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But the demonstrations are diffuse and largely leaderless, and Pezeshkian’s efforts at mediation — and the killings and arrests by security forces — have not persuaded the protesters to stay off the streets.—
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The paintings worked because viewers did not need to be persuaded that these scenes mattered.—
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Super Bowl 50 brought more than 70,000 fans to Santa Clara, and 112 million viewers tuned in from their homes to watch the NFL’s crown jewel.—
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Littleton Public Schools is settling a lawsuit brought by three families for $3 million.—
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However, Brenda's two daughters, Michelle Wonders and Monica Tagas, were left questioning the investigation, convinced that their mother had been murdered, per the Chronicle.—
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Nearly two months ago, AMC sold most of its Hycroft Mining stake to the gold and silver mine’s largest investor, Canadian billionaire Eric Sprott, who convinced AMC to join him in making their original investment in 2022.—
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Robert Gleason, lead of parent advisory at the Rady Gender Clinic, noted that San Diego’s only medical center dedicated to serving children and adolescents created the resource only a decade ago and only after many years of advocacy from families.—
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By combining simple materials with smart engineering, MIT researchers created a tool that could save lives without lingering in the body.—
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This was clearly an audience satisfied with the show, but the reviews were oddly negative.—
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Gross satisfied an itch with his move to Dortmund, playing in the Champions League across 66 appearances, which included a goal and 15 assists, but Brighton is his spiritual home.—
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Amber*, a digital marketing manager for a restaurant group, generated several million dollars in revenue through online promotions her first two years on the job.—
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Yet the primary data required for compliance—fiber origin, material composition, chemical inputs—are generated and held upstream by suppliers and processors.—
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Moore was subsequently fired from his position as head football coach, which prosecutors said prompted him to show up at her home.—
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This has prompted researchers to develop more reliable methods for copying quantum data.—
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“Induced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/induced. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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