OCCASIONING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

occasioning

verb

present participle of occasion

as in causing

to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion

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Recent Examples of occasioning Ibe, 30, appeared at Croydon Magistrates’ Court on Friday to be sentenced for assaulting a person thereby occasioning them actual bodily harm, and he was fined and sentenced to community service, according to BBC News. — Ali Rampling, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 He was booked at the Gladesville Police Station on three domestic violence charges — common assault, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and intentionally choking a person without consent — and eventually released on bail. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 He was later released on bail and charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally chok[ing a] person without consent and common assault. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 He was charged with three offenses, including assault occasioning actual bodily harm, intentionally choking a person without consent and common assault. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Apple’s software is also the source of on-and-off griping, with last year’s Liquid Glass redesign occasioning some particularly harsh criticism. — ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026 He was found guilty in January of assault occasioning actual bodily harm. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 Mar. 2026 Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, was sentenced at London’s Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, after he was found guilty in January of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, British news agency PA Media reported. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026 She was charged with dangerous driving occasioning death, fail to stop and assist after vehicle impact causing death and driving a motor vehicle with a disqualified license, stated the NSW release. — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025

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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

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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

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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

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

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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

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