as in activates
to cause to function
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Recent Examples of triggers
Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Coal exporters like Indonesia are also ramping up their stockpiles as the Middle East conflict triggers a price surge.
—Julius Cesar Trajano, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Communication sizzles as Mercury’s friction with change-maker Uranus triggers impatience, sensory overload or sudden changes in plans.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
That delinquency is, in turn, what generally triggers heightened collection activity.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Each application triggers a hard inquiry, which can temporarily lower your score.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The episode follows a pivotal school trip that triggers Daisy’s memories of Toronto, revealing fragments of her past and a world fractured by violence.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Seeing Epstein in the news triggers traumatic memories for Benavidez.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
This then triggers a series of microscopic reactions in the device, such as charge redistribution and ion migration.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
This plateau triggers all the synapses with the eligibility trace to strengthen.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
Coal exporters like Indonesia are also ramping up their stockpiles as the Middle East conflict triggers a price surge.
—Julius Cesar Trajano, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Communication sizzles as Mercury’s friction with change-maker Uranus triggers impatience, sensory overload or sudden changes in plans.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
That delinquency is, in turn, what generally triggers heightened collection activity.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Each application triggers a hard inquiry, which can temporarily lower your score.
—Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The episode follows a pivotal school trip that triggers Daisy’s memories of Toronto, revealing fragments of her past and a world fractured by violence.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
Seeing Epstein in the news triggers traumatic memories for Benavidez.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
This then triggers a series of microscopic reactions in the device, such as charge redistribution and ion migration.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
Walz also is calling for the Legislature to re-pass a ban on binary triggers, modifications for semiautomatic rifles that fire a shot when the trigger is pulled and again while released, greatly boosting the weapon’s rate of fire.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triggers
Verb
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Once repair is complete, growth hormone activates a brainstem region called the locus coeruleus, which gently nudges you toward waking.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Dreaming big is par for the course when Mercury activates Jupiter.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The project aims to produce materials that change their mechanical properties and shape in response to external light stimuli.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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Although attempts were made to wake her up through verbal and sternal stimuli, her difficulty breathing went unrecognized for 15 minutes.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Modern security environments rely on multiple systems, including cameras, alarms, and access control.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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But a radioactive cloud was wafting across Europe, setting off alarms in a Swedish laboratory nearly seven hundred miles away and slowly sickening tens of thousands of people.—
Lizzie Johnson,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Highway 82 Fire in Brantley County began when a foil-like party balloon hit a power line and sparks ignited surrounding vegetation, authorities say.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Rescue sparks debate in country Officials in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania said their strategy had focused on minimizing stress for the animal, rejecting public calls for the whale to be euthanized to end its suffering.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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The previous two cycles saw TCU sign some of the biggest names in the sports, Hailey Van Lith and Olivia Miles, with both players being catalysts for deep NCAA Tournament runs.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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The team said the approach could also be used to design catalysts for other energy storage and conversion technologies, expanding its relevance beyond lithium-sulfur systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Imagining an eternity of this, Creasy disables his car’s braking system and drives into a concrete pylon.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
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Cade Cunningham of the Detroit Pistons drives to the basket during game five of the first round playoffs against the Orlando Magic last night.—
Sahil Kapur,
NBC news,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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These include sectors where battery-electric solutions often struggle as a result of weight, range limitations, and charging infrastructure requirements, such as long-haul trucks, agricultural machinery, construction equipment and stationary power generators.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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This helped the show reduce its CO2 emissions by 65 percent over the last season by using grid power as well as battery generators (instead of diesel).—
MIchelle Duff,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In response, Baltimore City officials created programs to boost affordable housing in various ways, including incentives to transform vacant homes.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Triggers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triggers. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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