How to Use activate in a Sentence
activate
verb
- Touch the screen to activate the system.
- The bomb was activated by remote control.
- The camera is activated by pushing a button.
- Sunlight activates a chemical reaction in the plant's leaves.
- The President has activated the reserves.
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The kitchen tool can hold 1.7 liters of liquid and is activated with the push of a button.
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Wendy Vazquez,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Nov. 2023
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Wolff then heads to the race track up to six hours before the starting lights activate.
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Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
21 June 2024
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The arms move, the head rotates, and a button on the back of the figure activates the ferocious chomp.
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Maya Polton,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2023
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The Tigers will activate him before Sunday's game and need to clear a spot on the 26-man roster.
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Evan Petzold,
Detroit Free Press,
6 May 2023
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At 10 points along the track, songs, phrases, or sounds are activated when the train rolls over them.
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Laura Lu, Ms,
Parents,
21 Apr. 2024
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Aaron Civale is the only veteran starter still activate and he’s been on the IL four times in the last two years.
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Paul Hoynes,
cleveland,
29 July 2023
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But that wouldn’t fly with our Idea House team, who wanted to activate every square inch of the home.
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Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
13 Aug. 2024
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The Dodgers now have until Jan. 6 to activate Bauer or release him.
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Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2022
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Once the tenth house is activated, Harris will be in the spotlight.
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Liz Simmons,
StyleCaster,
24 July 2024
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The cards had their codes scratched off, meaning that if someone had bought and activated one, the amount would have gone to the account of the suspects.
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Steve Thompson,
Washington Post,
28 Dec. 2023
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Press into the ground to activate shoulder and chest muscles, engage core, and lift knees about 1 inch off the ground.
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Andi Breitowich,
Women's Health,
18 May 2023
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That, in turn, activates a protein called PAR1, which is located on nerve cells in the skin.
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Aria Bendix,
NBC News,
23 Nov. 2023
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Pair them with a vintage graphic tee and a pair of fresh kicks and simp mode will be activated.
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Yoora Kim,
Seventeen,
28 Mar. 2023
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Amazon’s Echo Shows have their own special tricks and ways to activate them.
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Nena Farrell,
WIRED,
29 Mar. 2024
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Sign up here to activate the DraftKings Ohio promo code.
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cleveland,
23 Jan. 2023
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Turning the knob to adjust the volume or press it to activate Broadcast or PTT mode.
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Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
14 Sep. 2024
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But the feature first has to be activated by the account holder.
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Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
11 July 2023
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It was activated on the first day of this year’s conference.
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Taylor Luck,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Dec. 2023
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Bring the gravy to a boil after adding the slurry to activate its thickening powers.
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Sheri Castle,
Southern Living,
19 Sep. 2023
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Sprinkler systems within barns activate and unglue the manure stuck to the barn floor.
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Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Dec. 2023
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The $100 fee can also be tacked on when activating a new Starlink dish.
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Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
13 Sep. 2024
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His injury is not known, though he can be activated at any point.
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Brian Wacker,
Baltimore Sun,
15 July 2024
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Tighten your armpits and make sure your shoulders are pulled back to activate the muscles in the rotator cuff area.
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Addison Aloian,
Women's Health,
23 Feb. 2023
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The Rams will receive a boost this week after activating tight end Tyler Higbee, who will make his 2024 debut against the Jets.
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Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
22 Dec. 2024
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He had just been activated to play after nursing a hamstring injury and missing Week 15.
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Sean Treppedi,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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