as in creators
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
the French painter Paul Cézanne is considered to be one of the principal generators of modern art
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Recent Examples of generators
This motion could drive generators, offering a new way to produce electricity from renewable ocean sources.
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Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
One Nashville hospital was seeing a spike in patients being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning as people without electricity turned to fuel-burning generators, stoves, gas heaters and fireplaces to warm their homes.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
If using generators for power, keep them outside while also monitoring carbon monoxide levels inside with meters.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Additionally, furnaces and fireplaces should be checked annually, generators should be used outside the home and garage, and vents for dryers, furnaces, stoves and fireplaces should be clear of debris, Nolan said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Generac makes generators, including large-megawatt generators sold to data center operators, according to its website.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The annual Winter Field Day is hosted in conjunction with groups across the country; operators use generators and alternative power sources to practice keeping emergency communications open in a variety of conditions.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Do not use generators or grills inside.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, many utilities treated their customers like a financial threat and made their own rules that do not give solar generators net metering compensation.
—Joshua Pearce, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
One Nashville hospital was seeing a spike in patients being treated for carbon monoxide poisoning as people without electricity turned to fuel-burning generators, stoves, gas heaters and fireplaces to warm their homes.
—Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
If using generators for power, keep them outside while also monitoring carbon monoxide levels inside with meters.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Jan. 2026
Additionally, furnaces and fireplaces should be checked annually, generators should be used outside the home and garage, and vents for dryers, furnaces, stoves and fireplaces should be clear of debris, Nolan said.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 27 Jan. 2026
Generac makes generators, including large-megawatt generators sold to data center operators, according to its website.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The annual Winter Field Day is hosted in conjunction with groups across the country; operators use generators and alternative power sources to practice keeping emergency communications open in a variety of conditions.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
Do not use generators or grills inside.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, many utilities treated their customers like a financial threat and made their own rules that do not give solar generators net metering compensation.
—Joshua Pearce, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generators
Noun
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Instead of capturing footage, creators generate shots, often multiple variations of the same scene, then select and refine the results.—
Paul Ratner,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Co-creators and hosts Woods and Nigel Poor, who taught visual arts at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, met at the prison’s media center.—
Victoria Valenzuela,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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And the founders understood that.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Feb. 2026
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Related Stories Also in attendance were most of the very top executives in the music industry — far too many to list, but the evening’s top honorees were Republic Records founders Monte and Avery Lipman (who have also won Variety’s Hitmakers label of the year honor six out of nine years).—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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And later Irish authors would continue to draw on his work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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The study authors then fed this information into a detailed three-dimensional computer model designed to simulate the sun’s internal magnetic machinery.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Generators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generators. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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