prompter

noun

Definition of prompternext
as in provoker

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Recent Examples of prompter Everyone — even Trent [Reznor]’s thing — was on the prompter. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Today, while a prompter interacts directly with the separate query, an architect is a multi-responsible person. — Taras Tymoshchuk, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 As always, let the prompter beware. — ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026 Reading the prompter, ad libbing, and then going back to that script is hard as hell, man. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026 Zada believes that the power to keep AI outputs copyright clean lies in the hands of the prompter, meaning Secret Level forbids IP being cited in its text inputs. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026 Dokoupil thought he was next headed to a story about former VP nominee Tim Walz, but the lineup in the prompter had another idea — as did the graphics prompt, evidently. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026 When the clip ended, Goldberg addressed a prior issue with the show's prompter. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prompter
  1. rebel
  2. promoter
  3. insurgent
  4. troublemaker
  5. apostle
  6. booster
  7. alarmist
  8. extremist
Noun
  • Mali’s junta has accused Algeria of backing local extremist rebels who are linked to the Muslim militant group al-Qaida.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
  • That was the year the United States went to war with Spain in Cuba alongside Cuban and Puerto Rican rebels and in the Philippines.
    — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of rebel
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  • Reps for Jay-Z and Live Nation, the concert’s promoter, did not immediately respond to Variety’s requests for comment.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 13 July 2026
  • Trufero, the main promoter of this change, said the restaurant staff did not object to the ruling.
    — Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of promoter
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  • But Democratic leaders fear that the insurgent candidates risk blowing winnable races for Democrats with messages considered too radical for most voters.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
  • Across the country, insurgent candidates-—-perhaps most notably Zohran Mamdani in New York City—have found traction by presenting themselves as unapologetic fighters willing to challenge both Republicans and their own party’s leadership.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of insurgent
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  • Waymo then stopped the car and alerted the San Mateo Police, who showed up and detained the troublemakers, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026
  • This year’s milestone edition furthers that legacy by pairing foundational film voices with the next generation of artistic troublemakers.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of troublemaker
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  • The ritual confers the Holy Spirit from one bishop to another and recalls Christ’s gesture to his apostles.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • According to the gospels, Jesus traveled here from biblical Galilee, while the apostle Paul established a thriving church here.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 June 2026
Definition of apostle
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  • Some brands offer not only removable orthotic insoles but also other add-on features like fitting spacers and arch boosters.
    — Cheryl Wagemann, InStyle, 11 July 2026
  • Blue Origin landed its New Glenn booster on an offshore platform for the first time last November.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026
Definition of booster
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  • What makes the fog metaphor credible rather than alarmist is who’s admitting it.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • Even temporary sales slumps breed alarmist pronouncements; book parties in disfavored genres begin to feel like wakes, sending off one more spirit to the inevitable afterworld of the remainder shelf.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of alarmist
Noun
  • The planned demonstration of force was timed to bring a fringe group of extremists into public view as the nation marked 250 years of its independence.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 11 July 2026
  • Labour lawmaker Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in 2016 by a far-right extremist, and Conservative David Amess was stabbed in 2021 by an attacker inspired by the Islamic State group.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of extremist

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