actuator

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Recent Examples of actuator Fuller said the company is looking at ways to leverage vehicle suspension, actuators in seats and sounds to enhance other gameplay, as well. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024 The independent investigative agency is issuing the warning that an actuator attached to the rudder on some 737 NG and 737 MAX airplanes could fail. Pete Muntean, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024 However, the company has discovered that this same IP can be used to help cool microchips with a solid-state solution that uses piezo actuators. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024 This at least allows recovering the rare-earth positioning actuator magnet and other reuseable components from the HDDs. Thomas Coughlin, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for actuator 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for actuator
Noun
  • More coverage: ➡️ Republicans will maintain control of the House of Representatives by the thinnest of margins, handing Trump and his party all the levers of power in Washington.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • This time, President-elect Donald Trump knows a lot more about how to manipulate the levers of power and plans to surround himself with loyalists willing to do his bidding in making sweeping changes to both policies and processes.
    Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Extend your fingers and roll the log of dough toward yourself along the length of your fingers to create knobs.
    Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The kitchen gadget has a large knob that’s easy to turn and ergonomic handles that are comfortable to hold.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Wildfire map Click markers for details, use buttons to change what wildfires are shown.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • That's pretty good for a mouse without any physical buttons!
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • This section also has a power button and a physical mic mute switch.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Warmer air close to the surface is expected to move in and allow for a switch to a mix of rain and snow.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Actuator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actuator. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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