as in antidote
something that corrects or counteracts something undesirable
a tropical vacation is a surefire rectifier of the midwinter blues
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Recent Examples of rectifier
Finally, at the fourth stage, a high-frequency rectifier converts the high-frequency AC back to DC, and then sends it to the vehicle’s battery.
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Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
The driver consists of four Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) arranged into a bridge rectifier circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2019
The rectifier — state of the art in the 1960s and long since discarded by NYC Transit’s sister railroad — is the Atlantic substation’s most modern component.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
The Atlantic substation, which powers a section of the Fulton Line of the A and C trains, was already decommissioned once, in 2000, when its rectifier — a depression-era mercury-arc system — was deemed too old to continue safely functioning.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
At the turn of the century, a group of rogue whiskey makers known as rectifiers were putting additives in spirits.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
This combination of antenna and rectifier (or converter) is called a rectenna.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
The antenna routes that energy into an electronic rectifier circuit, which in turn uses semiconductors to convert it into a direct-current (DC) voltage that can charge or power a device.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
This word, a portmanteau of rectifier and antenna, reflects how each element converts the electromagnetic waves into direct-current electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2022
Wally Rippel, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
The driver consists of four Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) arranged into a bridge rectifier circuit.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2019
The rectifier — state of the art in the 1960s and long since discarded by NYC Transit’s sister railroad — is the Atlantic substation’s most modern component.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
The Atlantic substation, which powers a section of the Fulton Line of the A and C trains, was already decommissioned once, in 2000, when its rectifier — a depression-era mercury-arc system — was deemed too old to continue safely functioning.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024
At the turn of the century, a group of rogue whiskey makers known as rectifiers were putting additives in spirits.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 4 June 2024
This combination of antenna and rectifier (or converter) is called a rectenna.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
The antenna routes that energy into an electronic rectifier circuit, which in turn uses semiconductors to convert it into a direct-current (DC) voltage that can charge or power a device.
—Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2021
This word, a portmanteau of rectifier and antenna, reflects how each element converts the electromagnetic waves into direct-current electricity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rectifier
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For a decade, we were harried Los Angeles co-parents, entwined by conversations involving camp sign-ups, parent/teacher conferences, pediatrician appointments, dividing spring break weeks and the antidotes of two troublesome felines.—
Kim O’Hara,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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There’s an antidote to burnout and brain fog hiding in plain sight: creativity.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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If Zeigler could play a fifth season as a grad student, other players in his position could seek the same remedy, which would mean some incoming freshmen or incoming transfers lose their roster spots.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 June 2025
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However, experts pointed to potential remedies—some easy, others not—that could limit the exposure to workplace stress to the benefit of employees and employers.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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For Marsh, a first-year coach, time is now essential to create solutions for his team.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2025
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Now, entrepreneurs must reverse this approach—start with what problems need solutions and hone in on what solutions people are willing to spend on.—
Cynthia Pong,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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But as the market shifts toward personalized therapies, globalized supply chains and accelerated product cycles, the legacy playbook is showing its limits.—
Rahul Saluja,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The boundary stems from the fact that his wife was kicked out of her mother's home as a child and placed in foster care, ultimately going to therapy to work through her family issues.—
Virginia Chamlee,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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“Rectifier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rectifier. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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