transformer

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Recent Examples of transformer The statement said a fire at a high-voltage electricity transformer close to Biançon/Saint Cassien in the administrative area of Tanneron had been discovered at 4.30am on Saturday, and this was followed by the downing of a pylon outside the town of Villeneuve-Loubet later on in the morning. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 May 2025 Damage to the central facility in Natanz, located 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of Tehran, was primarily limited to electricity switch yards and transformers. Jason Ma, Fortune, 22 June 2025 Firefighters put out an electrical fire at the Hartford Public Library on Tuesday morning after a transformer exploded and left the library and City Hall with no power. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2025 Long Island Rail Road riders had a hectic commute Tuesday morning, with multiple lines rerouted, delayed or canceled as firefighters responded to a transformer room fire at Grand Central Madison in Manhattan. Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for transformer
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Noun
  • Karaoke systems use microphones and speakers, which require analog-to-digital converters to digitize the sound.
    Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The dithered aesthetic remains popular today among some digital artists and indie game makers, with modern tools like this web converter that allows anyone to transform photos into the classic Atkinson dither style.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Sharpen mower blades, change engine oil and clean or replace air filters as needed.
    Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, the rocket booster heads back to the ground while firing its engines and using its fins to slow and control its descent to land vertical about two miles from the launchpad.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The e-trike also features a 545-Wh Bosch PowerPack battery mounted under frame (behind the motor), though Hase doesn't offer any per-charge range estimates but remaining levels can be viewed on the Purion 200 display.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2025
  • Despite concerns about his offensive consistency, particularly in ball-handling and scoring aggression, his ideal length, mobility and high motor position him as a potential elite wing defender in the modern NBA — a perfect fit for Fernandez’s defensive vision.
    C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 4 July 2025
Noun
  • The way our system works is when a marked paper ballot is scanned in, the machine takes a photo of the front and back of the sheet and also creates an associated electronic file, the cast vote record, with all the relevant data from that ballot.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
  • Outside the norm for places that allow access to games, Otaku doesn’t require that guests pay a fee for tokens and none of the machines take quarters.
    Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • With an additional retrofit kit, the Allegro 2 can be converted into a tower, turning it into a double duty piece of equipment.
    Amy Wilkinson, SELF, 1 July 2025
  • Defense industries also explored connected equipment to enhance battlefield awareness, proving the value of connected devices well before IoT became mainstream.
    Thomas Ryd, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

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“Transformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformer. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.

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