as in tool
something that arouses action or activity
The workshop proved a catalyzer for a career change.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyzer
Noun
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Doing so gives the administration additional tools in fighting the inflow of drugs across the border.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025 -
Adrien Brody and Felicity Jones’s Hungarian dialogue in The Brutalist was enhanced using AI tools, according to the film’s editor Dávid Jancsó.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
20 Jan. 2025
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Salt can cause rust, which can damage equipment involving braking, steering, suspension and fuel systems, according to Consumer Reports.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2025
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Workers at their two ports only load and unload containers onto ships and supply them with fuel.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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The Web site also has a video that beautifully explains the mechanism that yields this fascinating phenomenon.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Creating a tax mechanism to bring in private investment is not about picking one tax structure over another.—
George Cardenas,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Jan. 2025
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What to Know The new payments, known as Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC), are being sent to eligible taxpayers who did not claim federal stimulus checks they were entitled to as part of their tax returns for 2021.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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From bailing out financial institutions in 2008 to funding government stimulus programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fed has consistently prioritized political expediency over economic fundamentals.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Since the measures were imposed, tankers carrying Russian oil have been stuck off the coast of China, and further sanctions could hit Moscow's key revenue generator.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The risk there is that Mercer can’t get back to his 2022-23 heights as a reliable scoring chance generator and goal scorer.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Unusually strong Santa Ana winds topped off decades of decisions about land management and urban planning—setting a stage for sparks (with a still unknown origin) that ignited some of the most destructive infernos in California’s admittedly fire-prone history.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
17 Jan. 2025
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But first-year bench spark Dani Carnegie suffered a hamstring injury in the overtime Virginia Tech loss.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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According to behavioral researchers, acts of generosity trigger positive emotions not only in recipients, but also in those who perform them.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Rosacea triggers are factors that lead to a flare-up or worsen symptoms.—
Carrie Madormo, RN, MPH,
Verywell Health,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The guard told 911 dispatch that a suspicious vehicle — a dark SUV — had driven through his yard.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Car owners looking to check the status of their vehicles, car parts, or car accessories can enter their information into the NHTSA recall database or check USA TODAY's recall database for car and motor vehicle recalls.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Catalyzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catalyzer. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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