inputs

plural of input

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Recent Examples of inputs Those inputs must remain separate from conventional material throughout the supply chain. Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026 The goods still facing tariffs are largely industrial inputs rather than shelf-ready products. Filipe Mendonça, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2026 Economists have warned that higher inputs can result in sticker shock for Americans when grocery shopping or dining out. Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Clear data architecture, governance, integration and trust are crucial because reliable outcomes require reliable inputs and strong collaboration across business and technology teams. Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 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 But perhaps most alarming to Lines, ChatGPT’s memory feature seemed to build a psychiatric profile, allegedly parsing inputs related to his mental health conditions and then using that sensitive information to maximize his engagement. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 9 Sep. 2026 The initiative, formally called the Standards & Definitions Project, has an industry-facing website that is likely to have people across the entertainment and creator spaces seeking info and offering inputs. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inputs
Noun
  • 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
  • Videos posted on social media showed the intakes for that new system as having been clogged with sediment and the bridges that held new pipes as having been washed away.
    Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Aside from talking about some style regrets, did your mom have any advice for you?
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 16 Sep. 2026
  • A week after the Republican midterm convention where Trump delivered his advice, most GOP congressional candidates are ignoring it, a Washington Post analysis of more than a million social media posts by politicians found.
    Clara Ence Morse, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • But advocates for people in poverty warned that the gains might be short-lived.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Final Thoughts​ Ambient AI scribes are already delivering real reductions in administrative burden and measurable gains in clinician experience.
    Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Clear information gives everyone a fair chance to ask questions and prevents resentment from filling in the missing details.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Hal, John, and Kerry quickly trace the satellite’s parts to a likely suspect named Hector Hammond — a villainous name that fans of the comics (or the 2011 movie) will recognize — but Hal notices just how easy this information was to come by.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Meetup, Eventbrite and Facebook already help people discover events nearby, and both Meetup and Eventbrite offer personalized recommendations.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The report also found that 15 babies died in 2025 due to unsafe sleep conditions, and in all of those cases their environments did not comply with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for safe sleep.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

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“Inputs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inputs. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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