Thesaurus results for RECTIFIER

rectifier

noun

ˈrek-tə-ˌfī(-ə)r

Definition of rectifier

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 Across the room, the electricity is sent through a rectifier, the nerve center for the substation. — New York Times, 20 Apr. 2026 Technicians will replace obsolete components, including transistors and rectifiers, before rebuilding and testing each unit. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 Once inside the sites, the group collected equipment, namely rectifiers. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 The rectifier — state of the art in the 1960s and long since discarded by NYC Transit’s sister railroad — is the Atlantic substation’s most modern component. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for rectifier

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When times feel a little uncertain, the antidote is not darkness.

— Holly Haber, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
But even at its most explicit, in documentaries, political cinema acts as an antidote to the culture’s wearying vogue for escapism.

— Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of antidote

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Mehmet tries to proffer practical solutions but each one only seems to deepen the rift.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Maybe that’s because these challenging and seemingly intractable problems are usually treated as separate crises requiring separate solutions.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026

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