launcher

noun

Definition of launchernext
as in generator

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Recent Examples of launcher The demonstration involved launching a Hornet Block 1 interceptor from a containerized launcher temporarily installed on the vessel. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026 Yes, that means the Milwaukee Brewers’ dazzling missile-launcher, Jacob Misiorowski. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2026 This time around, there is so much more to SpaceX than just a dish company or a satellite launcher, or even an X, which was part of the xAI operation that Musk bought in February. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 June 2026 The eight segments will join two segments delivered in April at KSC ready to be stacked to form the twin solid rocket boosters atop the mobile launcher 1 as the SLS rocket begins to take shape this summer. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for launcher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for launcher
  1. generator
  2. driver
  3. executor
  4. activator
  5. vehicle
  6. agency
  7. trigger
  8. catalyst
Noun
  • Just days after Meta introduced its Muse Image AI generator, the Mark Zuckerberg-run company has done a complete U-turn.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 July 2026
  • Residents arrange for projectors, audio speakers and power generators, Sikh temples and village community spaces become open-air theaters for an evening, and volunteers spread the word from one household to the next.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
Definition of generator
Noun
  • Even in Moscow, extraordinary scenes are emerging of cars and trucks lining up outside gas stations, with some drivers waiting for hours with no guarantee of being able to fill up.
    — Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The fireworks event is an important economic driver in a year when Big Bear saw less snow than usual during its peak winter months, the travel organization said.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of driver
Noun
  • Chief Justice John Roberts has now served as the executor of Humphrey’s Executor.
    — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 5 July 2026
  • The old model had strategists on top, executors in the middle and juniors at the bottom.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of executor
Noun
  • The activator transforms the silicon and aluminum into a structure that will look like cement.
    — Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The process is repeated for strength and opacity before the nail is sealed with activator and a glossy topcoat.
    — Georgia Day, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2025
Definition of activator
Noun
  • After following Thomson to the parking lot, Neil began rocking a van, as bystanders laughed and the hapless driver tried to extract his vehicle.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Driving through deep water can also damage a vehicle's mechanical and electrical systems.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of vehicle
Noun
  • The impact also is big for the nonprofits, many of which are smaller agencies that offer services for specific populations.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
  • Professional groups representing cancer researchers, civil engineers, county governments, medical schools, housing agencies, city and municipal governments, nonprofits and others have publicly expressed concerns about potential consequences.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of agency
Noun
  • People with asthma who use a rescue inhaler should keep it close in case fireworks trigger wheezing or other symptoms, the expert advised.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • In cybersecurity, the equivalent appears when over-aggressive controls lock out real users, isolate healthy services, kill critical processes or trigger cascading operational disruption.
    — Abhik Biswas, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of trigger
Noun
  • Citi also added a 30-day downside catalyst on Qualcomm on concerns about smartphone shipments.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The iconic bunny costume moment, when Elle is tricked into showing up to a non-costume party wearing a Playboy bunny get-up, was the catalyst for exploring how Elle was able to shake that humiliation off.
    — Scarlett Harris, IndieWire, 6 July 2026
Definition of catalyst

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