Caused and Specified

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Specified and caused are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Specified" instead an adjective "Caused".

Nearby Words: cause, causation, causing, causer, causally

Specified adjective - Clearly and explicitly stated.

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Caused and specified are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Caused" instead an adjective "Specified".

Norman forces his ex-boss to confess that he built a collapsed bridge with substandard steel, instead of the steel Norman originally specified, but says it shouldn't have caused the collapse.

Source: Series / In Plain Sight
Although it is never specified if the Jenova cells caused Hojo to be brainwashed, his injecting himself with Jenova's cells (with an amount that obviously was a much larger amount than that of a SOLDIER) certainly caused Hojo to become a lot more crazy.

Source: With Great Power Comes Great Insanity
He also specified that race and nationality was not to be a factor in choosing recipients, which caused a major stir at the time.

Source: My God What Have I Done / Real Life

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