activator

noun

Definition of activatornext
as in catalyst

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for activator
  1. catalyst
  2. generator
  3. driver
  4. trigger
  5. stimulus
  6. executor
  7. power
  8. incentive
Noun
  • DuPont has been a major disappointment over the past few months but there is a catalyst to get the stock higher.
    Jeff Marks, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Biden's re-election campaign mentioned Messi's arrival to Major League Soccer as a catalyst for soccer's growing significance among U.S. audiences, during the 2024 Copa America soccer tournament in Atlanta in June.
    Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of catalyst
Noun
  • Currently, 170 million Americans use TikTok; several, like Dunn, rely on it as their main generator of income.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
  • According to local reports, the plant's backup generators turned on, but a battery backup and a redundant system failed, resulting in damage to the IT system.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of generator
Noun
  • The driver who struck the pedestrian remained at the scene and cooperated with police.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The evidence is overwhelming that poverty is a key driver of the recent and unprecedented uptick in irregular immigration.
    Amy Pope, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of driver
Noun
  • Capsaicin itself can speed up digestion, irritate the digestive lining, and trigger diarrhea.
    Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Dunn thinks that, like Lewis, Edgar was a victim and that someone else pulled the trigger.
    Judy Rybak, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of trigger
Noun
  • Since September, the Chinese government has unveiled stimulus measures such as monetary policy easing policies and plans to counteract the property market’s decline.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Lastly, coupled with all else that is afoot in the wider market are some traders' hopes of an uptick in near-term crude demand from China as the market keenly awaits what further economic stimulus measures are taken by Beijing in the first quarter of the year.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of stimulus
Noun
  • The executors of Jackson’s estate John Branca and John McClain will produce Michael, alongside Graham King, the producer behind Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The first stone, Tomlin said, would have borne the name of the deceased, followed by the name of the inscription’s dedicatee (or executor).
    Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of executor
Noun
  • But an earlier showdown over offshore drilling in other waters provided a test of presidential powers, Book explained.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This phrase was surely profound the first time someone used it—an image of a wild horse being tamed into a harness so all its power can be channeled into human hands.
    Helen Croydon, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of power
Noun
  • While much of the Republican tax agenda involves continuing measures the party passed in 2017, Mr. Trump and other Republicans have floated additional ideas, including no taxes on tips and new incentives for corporations to manufacture in the United States.
    Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Bad Bunny critiques the pro-statehood party for prioritizing foreign investments and tax incentives at the expense of local communities.
    Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of incentive
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