catalyzer

noun

Definition of catalyzernext
as in tool
something that arouses action or activity The workshop proved a catalyzer for a career change.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyzer
  1. tool
  2. fuel
  3. mechanism
  4. stimulus
  5. generator
  6. spark
  7. trigger
  8. vehicle
Noun
  • The tour emphasizes financial literacy and provides critical tools to help students navigate the cost of college while empowering them to pursue their dreams.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Without these important monitoring tools, firefighters and forecasters would have to rely on ground reports, which could be delayed or unavailable at times.
    Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of tool
Noun
  • How to spot and avoid card skimmers The FBI warns that card skimmers can appear on fuel pumps, ATMs and other point-of-sale terminals like parking pay stations.
    Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
  • This culture of authenticity fuels creativity and creates a contagious confidence that can drive collaborative success.
    Marissa Andrada, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of fuel
Noun
  • Over 90% of your genes are edited through this mechanism, which has turned out to be significantly more complicated than previously thought.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Doom spending Doom spending is a coping mechanism that sees practitioners making impulse purchases to alleviate stress and anxiety.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of mechanism
Noun
  • China’s services activity expanded at the fastest pace in nine months while the manufacturing sector grew for a third straight month, signaling improving domestic demand after Beijing’s stimulus blitz.
    Dave Smith, Fortune Asia, 31 Dec. 2024
  • China’s authorities have also decided to issue 3 trillion yuan ($411 billion) in special treasury bonds next year — the largest amount on record — to ramp up fiscal stimulus efforts, according to Reuters.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of stimulus
Noun
  • Currently, 170 million Americans use TikTok; several, like Dunn, rely on it as their main generator of income.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
  • According to local reports, the plant's backup generators turned on, but a battery backup and a redundant system failed, resulting in damage to the IT system.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of generator
Noun
  • Authorities urged the public to avoid any activity that could generate a spark, saying any fire that ignites could spread quickly.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Spotting: This refers to how fires can throw off sparks that drift in the air, then settle, igniting additional fires — known as spot fires.
    Gary Robbins, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of spark
Noun
  • Capsaicin itself can speed up digestion, irritate the digestive lining, and trigger diarrhea.
    Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Dunn thinks that, like Lewis, Edgar was a victim and that someone else pulled the trigger.
    Judy Rybak, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of trigger
Noun
  • As well as aiming for Carbon Neutrality by 2030, Oslo has one of the highest rates of electric vehicle ownership in the world and has an efficient and green public transport system, including buses, trams, metro lines and ferries that run on electricity, most of which comes from renewable sources.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The driver then exited the vehicle with an assault weapon, and was shot and killed by officers.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of vehicle
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