catalyzer

noun

Definition of catalyzernext
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
  1. tool
  2. fuel
  3. mechanism
  4. stimulus
  5. generator
  6. spark
  7. trigger
  8. vehicle
Noun
  • Without these important monitoring tools, firefighters and forecasters would have to rely on ground reports, which could be delayed or unavailable at times.
    Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Far from replacing human expertise, these tools amplify it.
    Lyric Mandell, PhD, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of tool
Noun
  • Gasoline station owners, fuel distributors and others began to press state officials to cut gasoline taxes or provide some other relief given the huge unused revenues.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The strategic use of AI can be an accelerator to help build on the momentum of other workforce strategies and fuel growth.
    Christie Simons, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of fuel
Noun
  • Over 90% of your genes are edited through this mechanism, which has turned out to be significantly more complicated than previously thought.
    Alex Knapp, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Like the anglerfish, fusing comb jellies might point scientists toward a mechanism that could prevent organ transplant rejection.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of mechanism
Noun
  • Since September, the Chinese government has unveiled stimulus measures such as monetary policy easing policies and plans to counteract the property market’s decline.
    Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Lastly, coupled with all else that is afoot in the wider market are some traders' hopes of an uptick in near-term crude demand from China as the market keenly awaits what further economic stimulus measures are taken by Beijing in the first quarter of the year.
    Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of stimulus
Noun
  • Currently, 170 million Americans use TikTok; several, like Dunn, rely on it as their main generator of income.
    Jason Parham, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
  • According to local reports, the plant's backup generators turned on, but a battery backup and a redundant system failed, resulting in damage to the IT system.
    Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of generator
Noun
  • Authorities urged the public to avoid any activity that could generate a spark, saying any fire that ignites could spread quickly.
    Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Gaudette, signed on a league-minimum deal, gave the Sens a huge early spark with 13 goals in 26 games.
    Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of spark
Noun
  • Capsaicin itself can speed up digestion, irritate the digestive lining, and trigger diarrhea.
    Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Dunn thinks that, like Lewis, Edgar was a victim and that someone else pulled the trigger.
    Judy Rybak, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of trigger
Noun
  • None of the autonomous vehicles participating finished the 150-mile route.
    Gil Press, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
  • The spacecraft, called Blue Moon, is one of two vehicles NASA has picked to potentially ferry astronauts from lunar orbit down to the surface of the moon.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of vehicle
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