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to cause to function
the thermostat is set to activate the heating system only when the temperature drops below 65 degrees
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Dopamine activates the brain’s reward system, the same network involved in addictive behaviors like gambling or substance use.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
For Chandler, a pink bunny suit costume activates his sensitive nature, while Phoebe deals with the wiles of her evil twin Ursula.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Fishing activates my senses in a way that’s hard to replicate with other methods.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
That little semi-circle activates something within him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Venus in Scorpio is highlighting your secretive 12th house of healing and unconscious patterns, while Pluto in Capricorn activates your second house of money, comfort and values.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The sun in Libra is lighting up your 12th house of closure, healing and introspection, while Mars in Cancer activates your ninth house of belief systems and self-exploration.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
The sun in Libra is glimmering through your eighth house of transformation, while Mars in Cancer activates your fifth house of passion and romance.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
As Mercury in Libra activates your fourth house of home and family, Pluto in Capricorn challenges your seventh house of partnerships.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Mark Travers, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
For Chandler, a pink bunny suit costume activates his sensitive nature, while Phoebe deals with the wiles of her evil twin Ursula.
—Cady Lang, TIME, 21 Oct. 2024
Fishing activates my senses in a way that’s hard to replicate with other methods.
—John Paul Brammer, SELF, 17 Oct. 2024
That little semi-circle activates something within him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
Venus in Scorpio is highlighting your secretive 12th house of healing and unconscious patterns, while Pluto in Capricorn activates your second house of money, comfort and values.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The sun in Libra is lighting up your 12th house of closure, healing and introspection, while Mars in Cancer activates your ninth house of belief systems and self-exploration.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
The sun in Libra is glimmering through your eighth house of transformation, while Mars in Cancer activates your fifth house of passion and romance.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
As Mercury in Libra activates your fourth house of home and family, Pluto in Capricorn challenges your seventh house of partnerships.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Activates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activates. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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