Triggered

Their small protest triggered a mass demonstration.

Environmental pollution triggered climatic changes all over Earth.

The onset of a crisis is usually triggered by a spectacular failure which shakes confidence in fictitious forms of capital.

Sputnik 1, launched in 1957, triggered the Space Race.

Dozens of people have died in flash floods triggered by torrential rain.

The earthquake triggered a powerful tsunami.

Dan triggered a brawl between Matt and Linda.

Eighty percent of Tom's vocabulary consists of snarl words like "social justice warrior" and "triggered."

The incident triggered a diplomatic crisis between the two nations.

The Great Depression triggered a great surge in crime.

a motion-triggered alarm

Mika: Willie, the Meatball is getting to him. He's obsessed with the Meatball. Although he won't stick with that name. Willie: No, he likes DeSanctimonious. I don't know. It's a mistake, I think. He's got better. Mika: Triggered.