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
  • The result is an infrastructure investment cycle with multiple catalysts and a long duration.
    — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Cities around the world have often used mega-events as catalysts for redevelopment.
    — Jeffrey Bennett, Time, 17 July 2026
Definition of catalysts
Noun
  • This flexibility allows compact, off-grid nuclear generators to operate in isolated military posts and remote industrial sites.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
  • One of two wave pools, Surf Club Harbor uses generators to produce waves up to six feet tall and features interactive water geysers as well.
    — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026
Definition of generators
Noun
  • Half of the voters polled chose tolls charged to drivers who use the new lanes as the preferred funding method for the project.
    — DJ Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • More car loans are underwater Susan Tompor has a story on why so many drivers owe more on their car loans than the vehicle is worth.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of drivers
Noun
  • How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
  • Chung recently received her first award from the National Institutes of Health for a research project to understand how genetically identical cells respond differently to stimuli, such as treatments or environmental cues.
    — Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • However, domestic flights remain limited, expensive and unpredictable, while ferry services are irregular and the maritime sector struggles with aging fleets and weak incentives to improve.
    — Emese Maczko, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As far as the actual economic incentives, the cost of living is much lower over there.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 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
  • Georgia still has ample budget reserves and a growing economy, prompting credit rating agencies to give the state their top scores.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Advertisers who have treated those as different budgets, different agencies and different measurement systems may find the distinction harder to maintain.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of agencies
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