activators

Definition of activatorsnext
plural of activator

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • It's used in automotive catalysts, industrial manufacturing and some clean-energy applications, and, like silver, its supply is critically constrained, so there tends to be more demand than supply, pushing up the price.
    Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Loop Capital sees key headwinds easing as catalysts materialize for Qualcomm .
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Europe has sent emergency generators and relocated an entire thermal power plant from Lithuania to Ukraine.
    Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Nvidia carved out an early lead in tailoring its chipsets known as graphics processing units, or GPUs, from use in powering video games to helping train powerful AI systems, like the technology behind ChatGPT and image generators.
    Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Hungry customers — or more often, delivery drivers — walk up to a digital kiosk, scan a code, and a locker pops open, revealing each order readied for pickup.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The commission will examine the nature and prevalence of antisemitism in institutions and society including drivers such as extremism and radicalization.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Similar to the ornate bank hall, the smaller side room influenced the work, with its curved white walls and absence of visual design stimuli.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The reason could be that modern environments contain more interesting stimuli or that modern gasoline no longer contains lead.
    Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Additionally, the group broached regulation versus incentives, forever chemicals and conservation and reuse.
    Lana Ferguson, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Vonblum said the city is aiming to strike a better balance between providing developer incentives and collecting enough from developers to cover the community needs created by new housing.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The deal, if approved by a judge, would bring an end to a 2024 lawsuit filed against Epstein‘s former personal lawyer Darren Indyke and former accountant Richard Kahn, who are co-executors of Epstein‘s estate.
    Reuters, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That can be costly, but the expenses come out of the estate itself, not the heirs’ or executors’ pockets.
    Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Walz also is calling for the Legislature to re-pass a ban on binary triggers, modifications for semiautomatic rifles that fire a shot when the trigger is pulled and again while released, greatly boosting the weapon’s rate of fire.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Israeli and American intelligence agencies — including the CIA — had been tracking Khamenei’s movements for months, waiting for the right moment to strike.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The contract, signed in January 2026, tasks BBK with advocating before Congress, the White House and federal agencies on behalf of the county to secure funding and action to address cross-border sewage flows that have fouled South Bay beaches and communities for decades.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Activators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activators. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.

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