actuated

verb

past tense of actuate
1
as in activated
to cause to function a light actuated by a motion detector the alarm system actuates the door locks

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2
as in moved
to set or keep in motion hearing depends on sound vibrations that actuate the complex mechanism of that sensory organ, the ear

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Recent Examples of actuated Hundreds of laymen, actuated solely by idle curiosity, received little more than a crick in the neck for their pains. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Each of the twenty-four flutes was actuated with a pair of wooden lips capable of the subtle modulation achieved with a human mouth. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 But every function is going to be electronically actuated, every display is simulated on a screen … just like every Honda and Hyundai. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 3 June 2026 Each is separately spring-loaded, depressing four millimeters at most (though they can be actuated with as little as two millimeters of travel) before bouncing back with a confirming click. — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026 The two chambers of the soft, pneumatic finger are actuated manually, using two large syringes filled with air. — IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actuated
  1. activated
  2. moved
  3. triggered
  4. drove
  5. sparked
  6. propelled
  7. impelled
Verb
  • The feature is only available when a driver has activated Uber’s Record My Ride feature and enabled live streaming, according to information Uber provided to Mashable.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The sight had activated an ancient and superstitious circuit in my brain that insisted the sun simply shouldn't look this way.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of activated
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  • Lala moved south of the Big Island on Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane, damaging or destroying more than 100 homes and cutting off some communities, according to the governor.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • When Airbnb moved an earlier cohort of hosts to the new structure last year, about 30% raised prices enough to fully offset the higher fee and another 30% partially offset it, according to an analysis by short-term rental data firm AirDNA.
    — Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of moved
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  • The blaze appears to have been triggered by an air conditioning compressor explosion inside the nursery where the newborn babies were being cared for, rescue sources told CNN.
    — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That flood was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in Tibet, a regional climate monitor said.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of triggered
Verb
  • In the 1970s, Khouri, who went on to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Thelma & Louise, drove past the Tudor-style house almost every day.
    — Caroline Randall Williams, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The next day, David drove back to Altadena while Lauren took the girls to Target to buy toothbrushes and underwear.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of drove
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  • The chain’s choice to partner with a competitor rather than using an energy drink affiliated with Coke, like Monster, has sparked speculation about the state of the companies’ more than 70-year-long relationship.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The left-wing online pundit has sparked controversy over comments critics have condemned as antisemitic, as well as his views on the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
    — Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of sparked
Verb
  • The telescope will get off the ground and be propelled into space from the historic Launch Complex 39A – the site of many Apollo moon mission launches – at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, Florida.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Her immense musical talent guaranteed her top-tier standing in country music and propelled her into a level of mainstream success that only a handful of her peers would match.
    — Ann Powers, NPR, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of propelled
Verb
  • His experience impelled him to join an informal yet determined community of researchers, doctors, and patients pushing for extra studies to help patients and doctors find the right dosage for an array of cancer drugs.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Our purpose in glorifying Him – our responsiveness to Him – is as God-impelled and empowered as is His responsibility to us.
    — Judith Hardy Olson, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of impelled

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“Actuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actuated. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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