as in stimulus
something that arouses action or activity
Her expulsion from the university proved to be a catalyst for needed change.
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Recent Examples of catalyst
These grants will serve as a catalyst for investment, encouraging the restoration and renovation of our historic buildings while also facilitating the development of modern spaces that meet the needs of today’s businesses and residents.
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Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
His next-level comparisons aren’t super clear and there are fair criticisms about how his game translates but his success in one year at Maryland is the catalyst that earned this team a No. 4 seed.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
Whether a match between Okada and Omega would be the catalyst for this unification remains unclear.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Halyna’s death rattled the film industry and served as a catalyst for conversations about on-set safety, in particular the use of real firearms in film production.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
His next-level comparisons aren’t super clear and there are fair criticisms about how his game translates but his success in one year at Maryland is the catalyst that earned this team a No. 4 seed.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2025
Whether a match between Okada and Omega would be the catalyst for this unification remains unclear.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Halyna’s death rattled the film industry and served as a catalyst for conversations about on-set safety, in particular the use of real firearms in film production.
—Erica Marrison, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyst
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Columbia University Grad Detained by ICE That is more than the popular petition for regular stimulus checks during the COVID pandemice, which had a little more than 3,050,000 signatures at time of publication.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Congress would have to pass a bill to approve the distribution of stimulus checks.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacramento Bee,
12 Mar. 2025
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Back then, the U.S. was trying to conserve fuel and energy for World War I and shifted clocks to make use of natural evening sunlight.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Speaking on Friday in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump suggested that Iran’s nuclear capabilities — which now include enough near-bomb-grade fuel to produce about six weapons — were reaching a critical point.—
David E. Sanger,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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This versatile bag also makes a thoughtful gift for any traveler, offering enough space to fit hair tools, toiletries, medication, and more.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Mar. 2025
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What to watch: Scores of health tech companies now advertise tools, often driven by artificial intelligence, aimed at cutting down provider workload by automating administrative tasks.—
Maya Goldman,
Axios,
9 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, the city has also brought a lawsuit against global gun manufacturer Glock, alleging the company has violated Illinois consumer protection law by allowing its pistols to be easily converted into automatic weapons capable of firing scores of bullets with a single trigger pull.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Findings in brain science suggest that social exclusion triggers responses akin to physical pain.—
Aniela Unguresan,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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William and his assistants were nonetheless able to build solid pillars of data, mass death broken down into discrete numerals to represent sexes, ages, locations, seasons, years, and causes of mortality, which included starvation, scurvy, dysentery, cholera, typhus, and relapsing fever.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The first is a robotic wrap-around vision system that automatically inspects laser welds on door assemblies, identifying both anomalies and their likely causes in production.—
Jim Vinoski,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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Motorized latches then engaged to pull the capsule into the docking mechanism for an airtight structural seal.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Additionally, accountability could weaken, with fewer mechanisms in place to ensure that schools adhere to national standards and civil rights protections.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Lagarde, now its executive director, founded the initiative in 2010, but its impetus was New Orleans’ long struggle to rebuild and recover from Hurricane Katrina.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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How that plays out depends on a number of factors, such as where the conflict starts and what the impetus is, which would shape the way all major actors and allies respond to whatever acts as the spark.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Just as startups grow from a spark of an idea to a structured organization, so can an emerging family office evolve from a single visionary founder to a sophisticated ecosystem.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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Related Articles Tariffs raise prices, spark conflict and impoverish everyone While alternative media have become more important in exposing legislative malfeasance, there has also been increasing scrutiny of the majority party by mainstream media.—
Jon Coupal,
Orange County Register,
8 Mar. 2025
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“Catalyst.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catalyst. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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