adapters

variants also adaptors
plural of adapter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of adapters Extra adapters were available for $299. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025 The company will shift to NACS ports on upcoming EVs, making adapters unnecessary. Emily Forlini, PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025 Two Schrader-to-Presta valve adapters are stored inside the hollow handle, along with a ball needle adapter. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 7 Mar. 2025 The adapters are compact enough to fit in a backpack or carry-on without taking up much space. Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 1 Mar. 2025 The battery is a lighter six-cell 83 Wh unit paired with 280-watt or 330-watt adapters. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 That's what gives you rapid, safe charging without the bulk of traditional adapters. New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2025 At this stage, maybe investors want to broaden their focus from the enablers to the adapters and those industries and sectors that are going to be adapting AI to their business models. Andy Mills, Quartz, 11 Feb. 2025 The system even works with ATA adapters (for connecting older analog phones), conferencing phones, cordless phones, and pagers. John Brandon, PCMAG, 1 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adapters
Noun
  • No outfit is complete without the right accessories, and this sale has boots, sneakers, backpacks, purses, and more to round out your looks.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • That’s the case at Walmart right now, where hundreds of trending pieces of clothing, outerwear, shoes, and accessories are discounted by up to 72 percent.
    Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Popular options include ropa vieja (shredded beef stewed in Spanish wine sauce with peppers, onions, and tomatoes) and churrasco (skirt steak served with housemade chimichurri).
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
  • To narrow down all of the options and curate the amenities for their futuristic healthy homes, Johnson and his team researched health resorts and spas around the world to study what’s available.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2025

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“Adapters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adapters. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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