generators

noun

plural of generator
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 Without fuel, water pumps, hospital generators and solid-waste collection stop. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 In Northern Virginia, much of the noise neighbors complain about comes not from the buildings but from the gas generators running behind them. — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Piezoelectric generators are particularly attractive for implants because the body is constantly moving, from the expansion and contraction of the lungs to the rhythmic beating of the heart. — New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026 Across the country, businesses have to run expensive generators, cut shifts, or close. — Tatiana Mitrova, Foreign Affairs, 23 Oct. 2026 Diesel prices have risen 86% in Nigeria and more than 50% in Tanzania and Ethiopia, driving up the cost of farming, trucking, and electricity from generators—and, in turn, the price of staples such as rice and corn. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026 Then, in August, the White House issued a more expansive executive order banning foreign inverters, transformers, battery storage, generators, and software and firmware. — IEEE Spectrum, 19 Oct. 2026 Westlake coach Rick Clausen said his team’s game at Ventura High remains on because the school has generators if power is cut off. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Data centers and trading floors run backup generators and failover sites because their businesses can’t stop when the power does. — Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for generators
  1. creators
  2. founders
  3. authors
Noun
  • Some creators recommend the bag, positioning it as the ultimate back-to-school design.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Here, members of Forbes Agency Council share ways to turn creators into genuine strategic partners in holiday campaigns.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of creators
Noun
  • The following week, Zuckerberg’s lawyers sent a letter asking for a pay package similar to those made to other tech founders, partly so Zuckerberg could pay a potential tax bill.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Alphabet made a similar move in 2014, executing a 2-for-1 stock split that introduced non-voting shares alongside super-voting shares, which allowed the combined control of co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to remain at just over 50%.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of founders
Noun
  • Now that those demographics are changing and there are more non-white authors getting book deals and winning awards, there’s an emerging resentment, especially on social media.
    — T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The new figure is a sharper downgrade than the authors’ earlier Hoover analysis.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of authors

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“Generators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generators. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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