as in to activate
to cause to function
mold triggers my allergies
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as in stimulus
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as in alarm
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Recent Examples of trigger
Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis has asthmatic bronchitis—recurrent bronchitis triggered by allergies.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Changes in appearance: Tendon and ligament problems in the wrist can cause chronically bent or stiff fingers, a condition known as trigger finger.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
This lunar phase in particular triggers new beginnings, cycles and patterns.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 22 Feb. 2025
Pope Francis has asthmatic bronchitis—recurrent bronchitis triggered by allergies.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
Noun
Your plane is built to withstand turbulence and more
An easy trigger for me is, of course, turbulence.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Changes in appearance: Tendon and ligament problems in the wrist can cause chronically bent or stiff fingers, a condition known as trigger finger.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trigger
Verb
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The referral agent is also voice activated and calls patients to connect them with the right specialists.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2025
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When their neurons were activated by the light, the mice ate much smaller meals.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Deal-making activity in China ramps up Merger and acquisition deals in China are starting to rebound as Beijing’s stimulus measures start to bear fruit, while pressure from Donald Trump’s tariffs is also driving industry consolidation.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
19 Feb. 2025
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The other half, to set up a community advisory panel to help operate the monitors and publish the results, is coming from the federal government’s COVID-19 stimulus spending.—
John Lippert,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Raising alarms The job cuts at the Forest Service are part of a wave of terminations across many government agencies.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Warren also raised alarms about Venu Sports last summer, joining with Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Joaquin Castro to warn that the joint venture would dominate the market for live sports on streaming TV.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Confusion sparks debate Arizona attorney general leads 14-state coalition suing to block Elon Musk, DOGE Have a news tip or story idea about the border and its communities?—
José Ignacio Castañeda Perez,
The Arizona Republic,
15 Feb. 2025
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The unpredictability and wide-reaching impact of COVID-19 sparked similar anxiety among some students and faculty directly impacted by them, said Félix Matos Rodríguez, the chancellor of The City University of New York, at a conference panel Wednesday at The Kennedy Center.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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While structural changes are critical, women can also be their own catalyst for change.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Both players are major offensive catalysts for their teams with equally strong relative impacts at five-on-five, though Hutson does give a bit more back defensively.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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The severity of this year’s flu season is driven by a combination of factors, experts suggested.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Much of that change was driven by Democrats, 35 percent of whom sympathized with the Palestinians in the latest poll, compared to 27 percent in the late January survey.—
Monica Potts,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Before leaving for Tokyo, Jacobs spoke with WWD about his return to Japan and the impetus behind doing an exclusive partnership in Japan with Isetan.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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The big impetus behind Pakistan was to present a more complete picture of Pakistani cuisine.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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Parabolic trough collectors: Long, curved mirrors that concentrate the sun's ray on a pipe in the middle, heating liquid in the pipes that produces steam to run a generator.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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But Lamar has proven his pettiness in battle over and over this past year—and acutely understands the power of conflict as a hype generator and social media driver.—
Andrew R. Chow,
TIME,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Trigger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trigger. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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