as in tool
something that arouses action or activity
The workshop proved a catalyzer for a career change.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalyzer
Noun
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This capability—combined with tools like protein folding simulations—has opened the door to faster, more efficient drug development pipelines.—
Tomoko Yokoi,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025 -
The supplements are a crucial tool for averting malnutrition.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Trump administration, though, has recently objected to ICAO's move to boost sustainable aviation fuel.—
Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The low-cost shipping had helped fuel bargain shopping online at firms like Temu and Shein.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pointer Authentication is a security mechanism designed to resist memory disclosure attacks, says Adam Boynton, senior security strategy manager EMEIA at Jamf told me.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 deal ensured through a number of mechanisms that Iran’s nuclear program would be exclusively peaceful.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Conscious perception is the ability of human beings to become aware of the stimuli received by their senses.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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This micro-moment creates space between stimulus and response, where emotional intelligence flourishes.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In Terrassa, an industrial town 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Barcelona, stores selling generators were out of stock.—
Barry Hatton,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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In Terrassa, an industrial town about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Barcelona, stores ran out of generators for the public, per the AP.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The struggling Minnesota Twins were looking for some sort of a spark last week, after opening the season slowly.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Toronto Blue Jays’ catcher has walked to the plate 27 times this season with a runner in scoring position, constantly a swing away from igniting an offense that badly needs a spark.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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No one wants to launch anywhere near that atomic bomb, but at this point, with fall just over four months away, some games are just starting to pull the trigger.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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An ex-con will serve 17 years behind bars for serving as the driver in a beloved Brooklyn chef’s drive-by shooting murder — but the men who pulled the trigger remain on the loose almost seven years after the killing.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
23 Apr. 2025
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Police said numerous roads and neighborhoods were flooded, and officers assisted more than a dozen motorists whose vehicles were trapped in high water.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Broken down vehicle on northbound I-40/US-71 in Grandview There is a broken down vehicle on I-40/US-71 between 155th Street and MO-150.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Catalyzer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catalyzer. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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