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activators

noun

plural of activator
as in catalysts

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  1. catalysts
  2. generators
  3. drivers
  4. stimuli
  5. incentives
  6. executors
  7. triggers
  8. agencies
Noun
  • Asset start-up announcements, as more than 20 major projects in the backlog go live, are among the upcoming catalysts investors should anticipate.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Even one of the beef’s catalysts, Metro Boomin, echoed the sentiment, lamenting how online fans had turned the battle into something sinister.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of catalysts
Noun
  • Berkshire Hathaway in 2016 bought Precision Castparts, a manufacturer for products used in turbines, which are the main component in electrical generators.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Diesel is the backbone of the nation’s economy, fueling things that range from construction machinery to school buses to backup generators for grocery stores.
    — Victoria Hoffmann, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of generators
Noun
  • The statement urged drivers to seek alternative routes and to expect delays in the area.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Students in the district also learn how to cross streets, make eye contact with drivers and recognize unsafe behavior.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of drivers
Noun
  • Another compartment for the negative stimuli, such as the spray or shock.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The edit intercuts old film reels, both archival B-roll and seeming home movies, to hint at how all these new stimuli jog Brooke’s memory.
    — Marshall Shaffer, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • Federal production incentives, layered on top of state programs like California’s AB/SB 186, are a meaningful step toward making the United States competitive and bringing production back home.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Beyond biological and nuclear threats, AI companies face harsh organizational incentives to develop AI even faster and — experts say — more recklessly.
    — Jared Perlo, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • While executors have time to complete estate administration, 10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
  • While executors have time to complete estate administration,10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of executors
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
Definition of triggers
Noun
  • Hundreds of those grants were later reinstated when a federal judge ruled that the slap-dash nature of the terminations violated the Administrative Procedures Act, which regulates how agencies are supposed to change policies.
    — Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Thanks to the support of Canadian agencies, these teams might very well achieve this goal, reinforcing the transatlantic collaborations between European and Canadian animation industries.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of agencies
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