Cause and Impulse

Cause

Cause noun - Someone or something responsible for a result.

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Impulse and cause are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impulse" instead a noun "Cause".

Nearby Words: caused, causation, causeless, causative, causal

Impulse noun - Something that arouses action or activity.

Usage example: the new auto factory was just the impulse that the local economy needed

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Cause and impulse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a noun "Impulse".

Nearby Words: impulsive, impulsively, impulsion, impulsing, impulsed

human	human cause	human impulse
common	common cause	common impulse
natural	natural cause	natural impulse
original	original cause	original impulse
Other adjectives: initial, true, due, single, evil, moral, new, unknown, biological.

Mizumachi pretends to attack Agon at one point late in the manga...purely to cause him to react with his Godspeed Impulse straight into a high five with Sena and Shin.

Source: Manga / Eyeshield 21
Their tagline: "Men just can't help acting on Impulse." Wearing it would cause random men to run up and give you flowers.

Source: Sex for Product
Its power is to cause a weak electric impulse which stimulates the parts of the brain responsible for aggression, and allowing those affected to see their opponents' weak points, turning those affected into expert, relentless fighters.

Source: This Looks Like a Job for Aquaman

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