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 men lived and worked in tents the entire time with generators to produce electricity.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • The suits are equipped with miniature oxygen generators that allow the cockroaches to survive for up to three hours underwater or in low-oxygen conditions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of generators
Noun
  • The strong currents from flash floods can pull drivers off roadways.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • Thousands of California drivers are being required to retake their knowledge tests because the Department of Motor Vehicles suspects them of cheating.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 15 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
  • The people who did it anyway The objection says courage doesn't survive the incentives.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The findings could help shape federal policies, incentives, lending programs, workforce initiatives and investments intended to expand US transformer production.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 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
  • Dozens of mostly smaller law enforcement agencies have severed their ties to Flock in recent months.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
  • Tunnel walks have evolved from viral social media moments into marketing platforms for luxury brands, agencies and media companies, giving athletes new ways to shape their identities, engage fans and expand brand visibility.
    — Nethumi Kannangara, Sportico.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of agencies
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