inputs

plural of input

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of inputs Too often, those who live their professional lives in the 5e nonprofit world can get bogged down in processes, inputs and outputs, but donors want to see measurable outcomes. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The goal is to capture more of the value chain, and the jobs that come with it, rather than remain suppliers of raw inputs for other countries’ industries. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The company develops technology for mechanically producing textile fiber from wood pulp and waste inputs without dissolving the raw material. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 The move could eventually bring McDonald's a steady stream of high-margin revenue as costs for key inputs like beef climb and as the chain plans to invest billions of dollars in restaurant upgrades over the next decade. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026 The goods still facing tariffs are largely industrial inputs rather than shelf-ready products. — Filipe Mendonça, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 The United States has spent a lot of energy controlling the inputs into frontier AI, especially chips. — Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The United States spent a lot energy into controlling the inputs into frontier AI, especially chips. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inputs
Noun
  • Players were going through their medical intakes on Wednesday ahead of their first on-ice session of training camp Thursday.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In 2024 and 2025, the Bureau of Reclamation poured colder water through the dam’s river bypass tubes — a deeper outlet than the hydropower intakes — to prevent smallmouth bass from spawning there.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • In 2011, to further this, MacAskill launched 80,000 Hours, a career-advice project steering talented people toward high-impact work.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Harris took that advice and never looked back, and has pursued work in policy and advocacy in the years since.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The productivity is real, the margin improvement is real and the speed gains are real, and every company should capture them.
    — Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Restitution is an order to pay back the criminal’s gains to the victims of the crime.
    — Caren Morrison, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The top Democrats on the House Oversight and Natural Resources Committees plus the Senate Armed Services Committee have already requested more information about Vulcan and Reelement as well as NABEP, respectively.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The man's family has struggled to get any information from the hospital about his status or location, Lincoln-Goldfinch said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Maroney and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, were briefed on the recommendations prior to the meeting, as was the governor.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Humans still determine whether those recommendations should be trusted.
    — Dr Natalie Callis, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Inputs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inputs. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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