Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actuators
Noun
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A little soapy water can help remove grease and dirt, as well as fingerprints from knobs and pulls.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
25 Feb. 2026 -
Azuma’s paludarium for Dior marks the entrance to the café, with dedicated buttons to control humidity, knobs to play music for the plants, and magnifying glasses to watch in real time as blooms open.—
Kelly Wetherille,
Footwear News,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Control buttons on the stand include the on-screen display joystick, the webcam kill switch, and the power button on the right edge, plus the monitor mode switch button on the left edge.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Oct. 2025
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Though pricey, it’s made with premium materials, like corozo buttons, which are biodegradable, plastic-free button alternatives that resemble ivory.—
Dory Zayas,
Glamour,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The fan has six speeds and switches from downdraft to updraft with the remote controller.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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There may be icy weather in the early morning Tuesday from Washington to New York City before the forecast switches to rain for the rest of the day.—
Kathryn Prociv,
NBC news,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The company — which has 70 million users worldwide — also touts tools to detect and change song keys or to detect and generate the correct guitar chords for songs.—
Angela Yang,
NBC news,
4 Mar. 2026
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Wallace concurred that existence of a secret chamber that can only be opened with three keys is new.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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And Chinese companies like ESTUN and Inovance are emerging as dominant players in controllers, which essentially serve as a robot’s brain.—
Eric Schmidt,
Time,
3 Mar. 2026
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Human controllers must take remote command when required.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Actuators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actuators. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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