as in energizing
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as in triggering
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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Recent Examples of activating
Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Criticism triggers the sympathetic nervous system, activating the fight-flight-freeze response—our brain’s natural survival mechanism.
—Jason Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
However, the likelihood of turnout for Black voters lags that of White voters, suggesting perhaps there is more for Harris' campaign to do in activating these voters.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
This morning, the vice president is down in North Carolina, activating souls to the polls.
—ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
The sun in Libra is activating your 10th house of career, while Mars in Cancer stirs things up in your seventh house of one-on-one partnerships.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Or the company can actually send professionals to someone’s home and take care of everything start-to-finish – with respect to measuring, installing and activating.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
With Mercury in Libra lighting up your eighth house of transformation and intimate affairs and Pluto in Capricorn activating your 11th house of social networks and individual freedom, power dynamics in groups or within your circle of friends rise to the surface.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Mercury in Libra is activating your ninth house of higher learning and philosophy, while Pluto in Capricorn challenges your 12th house of secrecy and unconscious patterns.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
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As the majority of the staff evacuated, Smith and a handful of employees remained and raced around the property activating snow guns.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024
Criticism triggers the sympathetic nervous system, activating the fight-flight-freeze response—our brain’s natural survival mechanism.
—Jason Walker, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
However, the likelihood of turnout for Black voters lags that of White voters, suggesting perhaps there is more for Harris' campaign to do in activating these voters.
—Anthony Salvanto, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2024
This morning, the vice president is down in North Carolina, activating souls to the polls.
—ABC News, 13 Oct. 2024
The sun in Libra is activating your 10th house of career, while Mars in Cancer stirs things up in your seventh house of one-on-one partnerships.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Or the company can actually send professionals to someone’s home and take care of everything start-to-finish – with respect to measuring, installing and activating.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
With Mercury in Libra lighting up your eighth house of transformation and intimate affairs and Pluto in Capricorn activating your 11th house of social networks and individual freedom, power dynamics in groups or within your circle of friends rise to the surface.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Mercury in Libra is activating your ninth house of higher learning and philosophy, while Pluto in Capricorn challenges your 12th house of secrecy and unconscious patterns.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 12 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for activating
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Then, Hong Kong stocks dropped on Thursday, ending a 6-day winning streak and sparking fears that China’s stimulus rally could have started to fizzle out.Anniek Bao,Sonia Heng, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
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Yeh chose to focus her efforts around sausage because of food’s unique power to bring people fun and pleasure, while also sparking deeper conversations.Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 2 Oct. 2024
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The driving rats project has opened new and unexpected doors in my behavioral neuroscience research lab.Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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Modern cars have almost unilaterally replaced dashboards full of tactile knobs with sleek, iPad-like digital displays, despite concerns these alluring devices might be making distracted driving worse.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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The collaborations helped Integrated start generating revenue (rare for young biotechs), which is currently at around $1 million this year.Zoya Hasan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Investing in a franchise is often perceived as less of a financial risk than embarking on an independent enterprise, as well as offering the ability to be up and running and generating income relatively quickly.Fiona Simpson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Since effective job search is built around a series of steps and processes, a more inspiring task list would vary from day to day while covering the essentials: Contacting specific people, attending networking sessions, conducting outreach for a determined number of jobs, etc.Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
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This long-term vision positions Singapore not only as a Blue Zone 2.0, but as an inspiring example for the future of urban living.Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Activating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/activating. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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