generators

plural of generator

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Recent Examples of generators The men lived and worked in tents the entire time with generators to produce electricity. Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 The suits are equipped with miniature oxygen generators that allow the cockroaches to survive for up to three hours underwater or in low-oxygen conditions. New Atlas, 18 July 2026 New materials for solar cells and internal cooling and lubricant architectures for wind turbine-generators are in the works. Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The company also suggests that compact nuclear systems could reduce dependence on diesel generators and help lower greenhouse gas emissions in off-grid applications. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026 Photos show empty Alligator Alcatraz On Sunday, aerial views of the airport shared with the Miami Herald showed that all the diesel generators, industrial tents and cages had been removed. Miami Herald, 16 July 2026 However, once gasoline became available, some neighbors began running generators 24 hours a day. Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 15 July 2026 In response to neighborhood outcry, the company recently scaled back its plans by removing one building and 25 backup diesel generators. Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 15 July 2026 Over the microgrid’s 20-year lifetime, hydrogen installation and maintenance costs will be less than the cost of using diesel generators during the same timeframe, estimates Cornell’s Paul Mutolo, a strategic advisor to the microgrid project. IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generators
Noun
  • Also this year, Vanity Fair brought in Blackwell to co-host the official livestream for its annual Oscar Party alongside fellow creators Brittany Broski and Jake Shane.
    Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026
  • The move comes as YouTube continues to have a cultural moment as movie producers chase the viral success of films such as Backrooms and content creators like Subway Takes’ Kareem Rahma start getting nominated for Emmys.
    Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Noun
  • The Fortune Leaders Forum will convene Fortune 500 executives and founders of leading Asian companies to help define the future of leadership in an age of convergence and complexity.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • Nearly ten years after its founders Luke Cosby and Rob Lo came together in Canada to launch a fashion label rooted in denim and streetwear, Purple Brand is getting into footwear.
    Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • To the authors, a new constitutional government that controlled both the impulses of the masses and the abuses of their leaders would serve as the means through which the new United States government could accomplish this task.
    Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • The package was full of new-age comics by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar and Ed Brubaker, all powerhouse authors of the 2000s.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 July 2026

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“Generators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generators. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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