Cause and Thrill

Cause

Cause verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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

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

Thrill verb - To cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of.

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Cause and thrill are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cause" instead a verb "Thrill".

Nearby Words: thrilling, thrilled, thriller

specific	specific cause	specific thrill
initial	initial cause	initial thrill
sufficient	sufficient cause	sufficient thrill
entire	entire cause	entire thrill
Other adjectives: great, huge, greater, biggest.

Blood Knight: Christoph Gardos loves the thrill of war so much that he is trying to cause a war just for this reason.

Source: Light Novel / Strike the Blood
This is at least partly because for Sherlock Holmes, it's more about the thrill of solving a complex mystery than serving the cause of justice; he's more interested in the mystery than the result.

Source: Screw The Rules Im Doing Whats Right / Literature
After defeating the Alliance, they realize that they no longer have a great cause to fight for and engage in many costly battles with Worthy Opponent Yang Wenli to experience the thrill of battle again.

Source: So What Do We Do Now?

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