activators

noun

plural of activator
as in catalysts

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for activators
  1. catalysts
  2. generators
  3. drivers
  4. stimuli
  5. incentives
  6. executors
  7. triggers
  8. agencies
Noun
  • Wells says Shift4Payments has a slew of positive catalysts ahead.
    — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The catalyst uses an atomic-scale structure that prevents nickel from dissolving during operation, a process that can cause conventional catalysts to degrade over time.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of catalysts
Noun
  • The electricity harvested from the vehicle skin can run onboard systems, recharge battery banks, and reduce the fuel needed for auxiliary generators.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Rely on people with generators and those who understand how they can be safely deployed and shared.
    — Freida Graves, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of generators
Noun
  • Uber also told Mashable that drivers need a front-facing camera and microphone to use the feature.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The advisory urges drivers to slow down, use their headlights, and leave extra space between vehicles.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of drivers
Noun
  • What is your approach to writing, in terms of outside stimuli?
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The third is to develop novel variations of your stimuli or your benchmark items in order to test robustness and generalization.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • Industry stakeholders argued that the measure had the unintended consequence of hamstringing Hollywood’s recovery by limiting the ability of studios to use state incentives for in-state production.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Pritzker even signed a 2019 bill that encouraged the use of tax incentives to help ensure data-center growth.
    — David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • Mitchell Zuckerman, a cofounder of Art Market Advisors and a former Sotheby’s executive, told me that executors and beneficiaries frequently choose guarantees.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • That’s why disputes over executors and other estate fiduciaries are among the most common issues raised in probate litigation.
    — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 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
  • The Justice Department did not detail the damage to the agencies or other targets from the computer intrusions.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The president gets to hire, or appoint, the people who run these agencies; the Senate has to approve them.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of agencies
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