as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
a tropical vacation is a surefire rectifier of the midwinter blues
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Recent Examples of rectifier
Putting the method to test The researchers applied their design approach to a class-EF WPT system, which combines a class-EF inverter with a class-D rectifier.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Finally, at the fourth stage, a high-frequency rectifier converts the high-frequency AC back to DC, and then sends it to the vehicle’s battery.
—Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
The Atlantic substation, which powers a section of the Fulton Line of the A and C trains, was already decommissioned once, in 2000, when its rectifier — a depression-era mercury-arc system — was deemed too old to continue safely functioning.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
At the turn of the century, a group of rogue whiskey makers known as rectifiers were putting additives in spirits.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
The antenna routes that energy into an electronic rectifier circuit, which in turn uses semiconductors to convert it into a direct-current (DC) voltage that can charge or power a device.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Finally, at the fourth stage, a high-frequency rectifier converts the high-frequency AC back to DC, and then sends it to the vehicle’s battery.
—Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
The Atlantic substation, which powers a section of the Fulton Line of the A and C trains, was already decommissioned once, in 2000, when its rectifier — a depression-era mercury-arc system — was deemed too old to continue safely functioning.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
At the turn of the century, a group of rogue whiskey makers known as rectifiers were putting additives in spirits.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
The antenna routes that energy into an electronic rectifier circuit, which in turn uses semiconductors to convert it into a direct-current (DC) voltage that can charge or power a device.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifier
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The analysis suggests that visitors consistently describe the experience as magical, romantic, and uplifting, which is a reliable antidote to winter gloom.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Addressing this shortage is the antidote to rising prices, Jenny Schuetz, vice president of infrastructure for housing at the philanthropic think-tank Arnold Ventures, says in a statement to TIME.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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There is a bit of an ideological bent to the debate over whether, for example, federal courts can provide remedies for unconstitutional actions by federal officers without an express act of Congress.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
26 Jan. 2026
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Do not make your own elderberry remedies without consulting experts on how to make them safely.—
Julie Scott,
Verywell Health,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Pilot programs replace permanent solutions.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Simplifying building codes, then, is part of the solution.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seymour said the fundraiser’s original goal has already been consumed by travel costs alone and warned that future expenses — including therapy — remain unknown.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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Leslie, the police diver, said recovering earrings, wedding bands and children’s skates and returning them to the grieving families provided a therapy of sorts.—
Gary Fields,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Rectifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectifier. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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