Thesaurus results for TRANSFORMER

transformer

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as in converter

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Recent Examples of transformer On Sunday night, a car crashed into a transformer, causing an outage on campus and some surrounding areas for around six hours. — David Ubben, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Because the coating stops being an insulator when its breakdown threshold is reached, the charge rips through it in a miniature dielectric breakdown, the same failure mode that kills capacitors and transformer insulation. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026 Witnesses in East Chicago believe an electrical utility pole went up in flames following a possible transformer explosion. — Lauren Victory, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 In Hackensack, New Jersey, a blown transformer during Tuesday's storm sparked a fire that destroyed multiple vehicles and left more than 1,000 customers without power. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for transformer

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When the lithium ion battery is charge, a DC-DC converter converts high-voltage DC power into low-voltage DC power.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
Yangi said a Cellera system has been commissioned at a European converter and is operating in a commercial manufacturing environment, following more than a decade of development.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026

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The tight loop between capital, asset issuing, and auction-as-legitimizing-engine echoed Polymarket’s recursive news-and-market-making cycle.

— Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Many helicopters are equipped with video and audio recording devices that capture everything inside, as well as flight and engine data recorders.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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Guest rooms, which expand into the adjacent high-rise, are filled with luxe touches, like Harman Kardon Bluetooth speakers, Nespresso machines, and Balmain or Atkinsons toiletries.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
The machine-washable sneakers have a soft, suede-like finish and bouncy foam insoles for extra cushioning.

— Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026

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Also, many ingredients for the final material still have to come from Earth, requiring the transport of hundreds of tons of cargo and equipment to Mars over several months.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
Ahead of this storm, Formica said workers secured dock lines, moved loose items and equipment out of harm’s way and parked the marina’s trucks and forklifts at the highest point of the property.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026

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