Thesaurus results for LAUNCHER

launcher

noun

Definition of launcher

as in generator

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Recent Examples of launcher The company sees the rocket becoming a workhorse launcher of small to medium-size satellites down the road, and its infrastructure supports that vision. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026 By contrast, the public cannot see a warehouse full of drones or a mobile missile launcher hidden in the mountains. — Holmes Liao, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2026 Some of the mayhem devolves into silliness, including a foot chase through Red Square (doubled by Budapest’s Heroes’ Square abetted with digital effects) and a vehicular chase in which Nick and Troy drive a nuclear missile launcher. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The arm can therefore function as more than a simple launcher, providing repeatable shots from different positions and trajectories. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for launcher

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Noun

The facility is also the last US accelerator using certain high-voltage generator technology.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Berkshire Hathaway in 2016 bought Precision Castparts, a manufacturer for products used in turbines, which are the main component in electrical generators.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of generator

Noun

When the truck driver was ready to retire, his ESOP account, which had been growing throughout his tenure, provided for a secure retirement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026
British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of driver

Noun

While executors have time to complete estate administration, 10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
While executors have time to complete estate administration,10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of executor

Noun

Activists who have opposed the closure said there has been no vehicle or pedestrian access to the building Wednesday.

— MATTHEW DALY, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Researchers say additional multiphysics simulations and vehicle-level testing remain necessary.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of vehicle

Noun

Pokémon card prices have surged 1,350% since 2020, according to an index compiled by Collectors, which owns card grading agency Professional Sports Authenticator, CNBC previously reported.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Now, in advising the UCAA, Abruzzo is pursuing the same broader objective through state labor agencies, such as Oregon’s Employment Relations Board, which primarily has jurisdiction over state and local government employers.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of agency

Noun

Agents can call APIs, query databases, retrieve documents, invoke other models, generate files, trigger workflows, connect to SaaS platforms and even delegate work to other agents.

— Nicola Sfondrini, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Environmental critics called that assertion a lie, arguing the rollback will cause thousands of unnecessary deaths from pollution and trigger billions of dollars in additional health care costs.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of trigger

Noun

Even one of the beef’s catalysts, Metro Boomin, echoed the sentiment, lamenting how online fans had turned the battle into something sinister.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026
In a report published in June, Nasdaq explicitly highlighted several key catalysts driving the expansion of trading hours.

— , CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of catalyst

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