as in antidotes
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 rectifiers
Technicians will replace obsolete components, including transistors and rectifiers, before rebuilding and testing each unit.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Once inside the sites, the group collected equipment, namely rectifiers.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Like inverters, these rectifiers can also be controlled as VSMs, with the only difference being the direction of the power flow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2025
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Once inside the sites, the group collected equipment, namely rectifiers.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Like inverters, these rectifiers can also be controlled as VSMs, with the only difference being the direction of the power flow.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifiers
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The vision underpinning the project reflects Karmitz’s belief that cinemas should serve as antidotes to digital isolation.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Be Disciplined Clarity about goals and processes is one of the best antidotes to bias.—
Thierry Brunel,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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In a statement, Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works said that the County Attorney’s Office is actively pursuing all available legal and financial remedies to recover damages from Phoenix.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2026
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The green light doesn’t appear to require any divestitures, behavioral remedies or concessions.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2026
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The expectations placed on science and technology to deliver solutions—quickly and at scale—have never been higher.—
Rachel Nuwer,
Scientific American,
16 June 2026
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Content Partners was founded in 2006 by Steven Blume and Steven Kram to provide liquidity solutions to owners of media assets across film, television, music and other entertainment properties.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
16 June 2026
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There is an exhaustive list of traditional Asian therapies available as well as some modern salon offerings.—
Deeya Sonalkar,
TheWeek,
18 June 2026
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The future of medicine will certainly include remarkable new therapies.—
Jeffrey Wessler,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Rectifiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectifiers. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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