activators

noun

Definition of activatorsnext
plural of activator
as in catalysts

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  1. catalysts
  2. generators
  3. drivers
  4. stimuli
  5. incentives
  6. media
  7. agencies
  8. agents
Noun
  • There are a number of 2025 catalysts, both positive and negative for the stock.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The key lies in rethinking urban policies, social and ecological functions of land, legislation, and financing to prioritize housing and basic services as catalysts for climate action and sustainable development.
    Anacláudia Rossbach, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of catalysts
Noun
  • The rare earth elements used in permanent magnets in wind turbine generators are difficult to retrieve for reuse.
    Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Many scramble to keep up with the stampede of developments, the rapid-fire transformation of industries, and the improbable output of AI image generators.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of generators
Noun
  • Living in a small community of just 238 people, Coco explained that stray animals are sadly a common sight, often abandoned by passing drivers.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • And drivers should make sure their EZPass account is up to date with their current plate number before tolling starts on January 5.
    Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of drivers
Noun
  • This barrage of sensory stimuli asks more of our cognition than it is equipped to handle.
    Richard E. Cytowic, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Light stimuli might still feel irritating.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • Enhanced fiscal incentives are encouraging more ambitious projects.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • After all, filing delays reflect governance frailty that can be overcome by aligning incentives, ending indifference and defanging incompetence.
    Noah Barsky, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • Second, calls to abolish the department aren’t nearly as radical or threatening as much of the media coverage suggests.
    Frederick Hess, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Investigators believe Mayes was struck by a red Toyota sedan, police said in a social media post.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of media
Noun
  • Finally, some agencies might specialize in particular areas of SEO, such as local SEO for brick-and-mortar businesses, e-commerce SEO for online retailers or international SEO for companies with a global presence.
    Bar Maimon, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The Milwaukee Police Department and Wisconsin Department of Justice have canceled a Silver Alert for a missing 71-year-old Milwaukee woman that the agencies issued earlier this morning.
    Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • The researchers created novel, realistic, challenging, and unconventional machine learning tasks to compare human experts and AI agents.
    Garrison Lovely, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
  • According to state media, around 1,200 soldiers and security agents have been mobilized to counteract any attempt to disrupt the inauguration of what would be Maduro’s third presidential term.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of agents
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