actuated

past tense of actuate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of actuated 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
Verb
  • As noted above, the $300 bonus offer is easily activated with a $5 bet on either game.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • This is activated by a dedicated button, and there's a regular brake pedal too for those who prefer not to drive this way.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Featuring a spacious taproom and pleasant patio, Wildbloom Beer is a business of one, run by Devin Bush, who at 19 moved from Connecticut to the United Kingdom to study brewing and has been brewing and distilling for almost 20 years now.
    Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In 1877, John Woodward Jenkins moved with his family from Elburg, Illinois, to Leavenworth in search of musical opportunities.
    Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The fallout from Singapore's money-laundering scandal and high-profile crypto failures like Three Arrows Capital and FTX triggered an aggressive compliance push in 2024, according to Iris Xu, founder of corporate services firm Jenga, whose clients are wealthy mainland Chinese in Singapore.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That contract, reached after the union leveraged a strike threat in 2024, included coverage of PBS Kids’ animation for the first time and triggered union representation for writers on shows like Molly of Denali and Work It Out Wombats.
    Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Isn’t the same belief what drove Laura to speak to them?
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Judge drove a full-count splitter from Casey Mize to right-center field, giving New York a 1-0 lead.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As such, the government’s decision to block 26 social media platforms sparked immediate concern among the Nepalese public.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The fire is assumed to have been sparked by lightning.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By harnessing powerful electromagnets, trains can be lifted and propelled without ever touching the track.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2025
  • GameStop's stock has surged 10% this week, propelled by strong quarterly results that exceeded expectations.
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Actuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actuated. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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