Apply
Apply verb - To carry out effectively.
Usage example: a police officer applying the law
Bring about and apply are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Bring about" instead a verb "Apply".
Bring about
Bring about verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
Apply and bring about are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Apply" instead a verb "Bring about".
Both terms in one sentence
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Unwinnable by Design: Teachers are easily capable of outrunning Yandere-chan, so triggering one to pursue her will bring about an inevitable detainment and game over (if you have no single-handed weapon, that is; if you do, then the same rules governing Martial Artists apply).
Source: Video Game / Yandere Simulator
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Bring about and Apply. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/bring_about
Apply & Bring about. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/bring_about>.
Bring about or Apply. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/apply/bring_about.
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