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
  • Although both catalysts showed similar overall activity, their products were very different.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026
  • Apple shares could soon climb to $400, Brown said, pointing to several catalysts that are likely to drive the stock higher over the next six months.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of catalysts
Noun
  • The companies will jointly pursue projects across the global mining sector, where diesel generators remain the primary source of electricity for many remote sites.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
  • Project Bluestem Data centers emit humming sounds from generators, fans and other equipment.
    — Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of generators
Noun
  • The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
  • Justin Sullivan/Getty Images With fuel prices nationwide going up and down amid the ongoing war in Iran, ABC News is launching a gas calculator to help drivers estimate the cost of filling up their tanks.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of drivers
Noun
  • By integrating smart shades into the components of major smart home ecosystems (those supporting Matter, Thread, Zigbee, or Z-Wave specifically), these systems can react to real-time stimuli.
    — K.H. Koehler, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • When your dopamine levels, the chemical baseline responsible for motivation and pursuit, are naturally low, your brain searches for quick stimuli to wake itself up.
    — Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • Only 25% of production houses supported by the FDC or tax incentives have returned for a second project, leaving 75% unable to build long-term capacity.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • While the threshold sparked debate, the decree offers financial incentives for parties to merge by discounting registration fees for coalitions and alliances.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • The old model had strategists on top, executors in the middle and juniors at the bottom.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Because probate laws vary, executors should understand their state's requirements before assuming every creditor can continue adding interest indefinitely.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 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
  • Because of the convictions, Flores will no longer be eligible to work for law enforcement at any level, including local, state and federal agencies.
    — Seamus Bozeman Follow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Then, in 2012, redevelopment agencies were dissolved by the state and their obligations transferred to successor agencies.
    — Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
Definition of agencies
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