Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for activators
Noun
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The analyst noted additional catalysts from the company’s earnings call, including newer opportunities in currently untapped markets.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026 -
There are catalysts for this new energy in the younger musicians Beltran brought in to contribute to the album.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Do not use generators or grills inside as carbon monoxide poisoning can result.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Diesel fuel was exempted from the new tax, as most in Lebanon depend on it to run private generators to make up for severe shortages in state electricity.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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His members include special education and teacher aides, cafeteria workers, custodians, gardeners and bus drivers.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Keep your headlights on and activate emergency flashers to alert other drivers of your position.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Smart polymers already exist and can respond to such stimuli, altering their color or shape and then returning to their original state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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In contrast, some stimuli are incredibly powerful, hard to find, and unpredictable.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The new contract was richer, filled with all sorts of incentives … and also for a very long time.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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To be eligible for the Spirit Awards, a movie's budget cannot exceed $30 million after tax incentives.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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This comes after a judge threw out parts of Paris’s petition in November, granting a motion from the executors that invoked California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which is meant to prevent retaliatory legal action.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Binary triggers allow a semiautomatic weapon to fire both when the trigger is pulled and released, increasing its rate of fire.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Social service agencies could authorize case workers to forcibly enter a home and check up on people's children.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Commuter Rail Coalition is an association of public sector commuter rail agencies and private sector partners who operate and maintain the nation’s commuter rail industry, Gallagher explained.—
Abigail Hasebroock,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Activators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activators. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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