catalyzing

verb

present participle of catalyze
as in creating
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) a reinstitution of the draft would catalyze protests around the country

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Recent Examples of catalyzing Masic believes that electroconductivity could be key to catalyzing a new era of concrete — more so even than his neo-Roman ventures. — Sara Herschander, Vox, 15 Oct. 2026 The Alliance separately reported catalyzing $641 million in commitments from third parties and impact investors since 2019, up from nearly $611 million reported a year earlier. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Such attacks would likely be met with similar retaliation on Iran’s infrastructure, prompting further tit-for-tat strikes that would threaten the region’s ability to ship and pump oil over the long term, catalyzing an even worse energy crisis. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2026 Still, Bessent's comments Thursday failed to send bond yields lower, in turn catalyzing a sell-off in stocks that left the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 700 points by the close. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 That’s partly because proteins do most of the business of life, catalyzing the interesting chemistry and structuring cells. — ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026 Friendly state legislatures are steering money to private schools, catalyzing huge growth in recent years with far-reaching consequences. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Advertisement Transparency will play a huge role in catalyzing this change. — Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026 YouTube simplified video uploading before catalyzing the creator economy and adjacent monetization ecosystems. — Bill Oldham, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyzing
  1. creating
  2. causing
  3. generating
  4. bringing
  5. prompting
  6. producing
  7. doing
  8. spawning
Verb
  • This has the effect of creating more sunlight hours in the evening during months when the weather is the warmest.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In our community, parents have been able to make up a portion of the rest, but as the cuts keep piling up, more and more parents are considering leaving the system, creating a cycle of disinvestment.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of creating
Verb
  • Water turns that color when filtration fails, causing algae to grow.
    — Valerie Greene, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In the report, presented to the park board Wednesday, the firm urged the district to increase the fees over a three-year period to avoid causing a burden for residents, according to the report.
    — Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of causing
Verb
  • Dvir Ginzburg is the founder and CEO of Encore AI, which builds AI agents for revenue-generating interactions.
    — Dvir Ginzburg, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • However, given the company's future commitments for computing power that have yet to hit its expenses, Anthropic will have to continue accumulating cash through fundraising or generating profits to fulfill its obligations.
    — Leslie Picker, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of generating
Verb
  • Heidi Rackliffe, Avec’s chief program officer, was bringing her team in on weekends to call everybody back.
    — Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • By bringing a familiar nameplate into the electric era, VW has a chance to make the transition feel less like a leap into the unknown and more like buying the next version of a car people already understand.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of bringing
Verb
  • After two days when admission was by invitation only, Art Basel Paris opened to the public Friday -- but only for the day, with the threat of unrest prompting organizers to cancel the weekend program.
    — ELITSA GADEVA, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Some even pitched tents and 55 people were arrested in the early hours of Tuesday morning, prompting further demonstrations.
    — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of prompting
Verb
  • Whether praying together before a game or giving high-fives after touchdowns, the Palos Verdes duo keeps producing on short slants or deep posts.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Eshelman threw for 291 yards while also producing a game-high 136 rushing yards.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of producing
Verb
  • In 2025 the hyperscalers alone poured more than $300 billion into data centers, chips, and grid capacity, and that spend is doing real work in the top-line growth figures.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • What employers are doing Kostka says there have recently been fewer health insurers in her area to choose from.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of doing
Verb
  • The popular show took on a life of its own, however, becoming his day job and spawning a Netflix series.
    — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The area is still going strong with Hurricane Simon and appears on the verge of spawning another one that will really ramp up in strength, Klotzbach said.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawning

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