transformer

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Recent Examples of transformer This basic setup underlies transformers in a wide range of sizes. IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024 The transformers that power neon lights run at extremely high voltage — up to 15,000 volts — and sometimes fry themselves to death. Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024 Today, household electricity powers most trains, connected through transformers to train tracks. George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024 The demand is so strong that customers are even forking out a reservation fee now to take delivery of high-power transformers in 2030. Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for transformer 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for transformer
Noun
  • Investors are anticipating that the converters will become obsolete as consumers increasingly switch from combustion engines to electric vehicles.
    Robert Olsen, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Just attach the phone converter and your phone turns into a point-and-shoot camera.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • That includes the plane’s repair history and whether a bird strike knocked out its engines and electrical systems.
    Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • This preoccupation misses the elephant in the room: the disintegration or collapse of the Black family, the prime engine for inculcating behavioral norms indispensable to success.
    Bruce Fein, Baltimore Sun, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • That repair job would have replaced most of the equipment serving the six elevators, including controllers, motor drives, door operators, signals and wiring.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Jan. 2025
  • California Highway Patrol responded at 3:52 p.m. to reports of racing between several motor bikes and dirt bikes on the westbound 60 Freeway at Rosemead Boulevard near South El Monte.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • With Highlights, Safari will use machine intelligence to show you relevant information from the webpage like directions, links, summaries, and restaurant reviews.
    Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Two-thirds of organizations believe AI and machine learning technologies, including generative AI, will have the biggest impact on cybersecurity in 2025, according to the World Economic Forum's annual global cyber outlook.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The final moments underscore a deeper message: the true key to effective trauma care is not just about having helicopters or advanced equipment, but about ensuring hospitals and medical teams are adequately funded and equipped to save lives under challenging conditions.
    Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Nearly 75% of swab samples taken from fitness equipment such as dumbbells, treadmills and exercise mats tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus, according to a 2018 study in the Journal of Environmental and Public Health.
    Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Transformer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transformer. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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