as in to activate
to cause to function
mold triggers my allergies
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as in stimulus
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as in alarm
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Recent Examples of trigger
Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
The potential tsunami was triggered by a 7.6-magnitude quake on Saturday evening Atlantic time, according to data from the system, which is part of the National Weather Service.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
The most probable trigger for a war is Taiwan, a thriving democracy that China’s leaders consider a de-facto part of their country.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The climate under those conditions threatens human life and civil society due to the chaos triggering supply chain disruption, the collapse of the insurance system, large-scale migration, and loss of faith in governments to manage the future.
—Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
The potential tsunami was triggered by a 7.6-magnitude quake on Saturday evening Atlantic time, according to data from the system, which is part of the National Weather Service.
—William B. Davis, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
Tapping the trigger button twice resets the camera placement to its default position.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
The most probable trigger for a war is Taiwan, a thriving democracy that China’s leaders consider a de-facto part of their country.
—Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trigger
Verb
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The referral agent is also voice activated and calls patients to connect them with the right specialists.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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Charged visions seek to be explored when the moon activates Mars retrograde.—
USA TODAY,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Perhaps most intriguingly, these principles are even being applied to the field of robotics, with researchers developing tiny mobile robots that can respond to environmental stimuli in ways inspired by natural mechanisms.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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As consumers returned to dining out, traveling and other services, many fast-food cashiers, front-desk clerks and hair stylists were leery of coming back to in-person jobs and living off generous government stimulus checks and other aid, Hershbein said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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But rather than raise alarm, her listless demeanor ends up dredging up difficult conversations with her mother (Betty Buckley), her friends (Samantha Mathis and Robin Tunney) and later still with a creepy, stalking neighbor (Clifton Collins Jr.).—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
8 Feb. 2025
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Democratic lawmakers also sounded the alarm over Trump's orders, pointing out that the agency is congressionally authorized and cannot be shut down without an act of Congress.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The unpredictability and wide-reaching impact of COVID-19 sparked similar anxiety among some students and faculty directly impacted by them, said Félix Matos Rodríguez, the chancellor of The City University of New York, at a conference panel Wednesday at The Kennedy Center.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Confusion sparks debate Arizona attorney general leads 14-state coalition suing to block Elon Musk, DOGE Have a news tip or story idea about the border and its communities?—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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Aside from evaluating who is eligible to accept the top Oscar, the PGA navigates industry turbulence on behalf of those producers who are the catalysts for films and TV shows.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Feb. 2025
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In the piece Smith explores utopian communities that became catalysts for spiritual and creative empowerment.—
Colony Little,
ARTnews.com,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Omega-6 fatty acids have also been implicated in the processes that drive colon cancer.—
Mary J. Scourboutakos,
The Conversation,
7 Feb. 2025
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In a nine-year major league career with Boston and Chicago, Moncada hit 93 home runs, drove in 339 runs, and slashed .254/.331/.424.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Before leaving for Tokyo, Jacobs spoke with WWD about his return to Japan and the impetus behind doing an exclusive partnership in Japan with Isetan.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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The big impetus behind Pakistan was to present a more complete picture of Pakistani cuisine.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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Parabolic trough collectors: Long, curved mirrors that concentrate the sun's ray on a pipe in the middle, heating liquid in the pipes that produces steam to run a generator.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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But Lamar has proven his pettiness in battle over and over this past year—and acutely understands the power of conflict as a hype generator and social media driver.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Trigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trigger. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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