generators

noun

plural of generator
as in creators
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor the French painter Paul Cézanne is considered to be one of the principal generators of modern art

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Recent Examples of generators Large ships rely on massive generators and motors that are often difficult or impossible to remove for maintenance. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026 Residents near some facilities also complain of constant noise from cooling equipment and backup generators. — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026 But the ship was rusted and its engine and generators faulty, Khan said. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026 As with the road from BitTorrent to Netflix, from illicit game key generators to Steam, or from Limewire to Spotify, software companies will have to adapt to the accessibility and ubiquity of free alternatives that do what their apps do. — Ruben Circelli, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 The initial installation will pair two 200 kW generators; aside from the heat exchanger, everything else is part of a standard off-the-shelf package. — ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026 In a recent letter, the two leaders criticized the EPA for failing to oversee the generators and called for the group to regulate generator emissions. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 In ancient Greece women were viewed as generators of life and souls. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026 Without fuel, water pumps, hospital generators and solid-waste collection stop. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generators
  1. creators
  2. founders
  3. authors
Noun
  • The league now brings content creators to regular season games, too, and has broadened its reach to include more than just baseball and sports creators.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In fact no one from Friends, not the cast, not guest stars, not co-creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane appear in the docuseries.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of creators
Noun
  • In 2019, the brand appointed Dorian Tarantini and Matteo Mena, the founders and creative directors of the now-shuttered label M1992, to launch a new line called 1910 Borbonese, under the watch of then-CEO Alessandro Pescara.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • All of that and not to mention my dad was one of the original founders of the AYSO.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of founders
Noun
  • The study authors estimated that permanent Daylight Saving Time would result in approximately 356 million additional school commutes before sunrise each year in those 14 states, compared with the current system.
    — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The authors note that high-functioning depression is not an official diagnosis in the DSM-5, the manual clinicians use to diagnose mental health conditions.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of authors

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“Generators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generators. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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