launcher

noun

Definition of launchernext
as in generator

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Recent Examples of launcher Equipped with the new multi-missile launcher, the TRV-150 was tested by the US Office of the Under Secretary for Research & Engineering at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 Back then, the company — which also flies the workhorse Electron small-satellite launcher — targeted a 2024 debut for the 141-foot-tall (42 meters) Neutron, which features a reusable first stage. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2026 The new launcher is releasing in preview today, and for the first time on Linux, and while Fortnite isn’t available there just yet, Epic wants to make that a reality. — Jay Peters, The Verge, 14 Oct. 2026 Blanco’s family’s lawsuit argued the officers could have done more to deescalate the encounter, including through the use of less-lethal weapons, such as a 40mm projectile launcher. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for launcher
Recent Examples of Synonyms for launcher
  1. generator
  2. driver
  3. executor
  4. activator
  5. vehicle
  6. agency
  7. trigger
  8. catalyst
Noun
  • Without fuel, water pumps, hospital generators and solid-waste collection stop.
    — ABC News, 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
Definition of generator
Noun
  • Voters in six states will soon decide whether to impose or expand voter identification requirements, including rules requiring mail voters to provide part of a driver’s license or Social Security number.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Despite leading the Chase for the past five races, Larson came in as an underdog at Talladega, one of three drafting tracks on the circuit where drivers run inches apart at 200 mph.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of driver
Noun
  • The New Mexico attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two of Jeffrey Epstein's closest confidants, seeking to stop them from receiving payments for serving as executors of his estate.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Epstein owned the Zorro Ranch for decades Earlier this year, Indyke and Kahn agreed as executors of the estate to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against them by Epstein accusers for up to $35 million.
    — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of executor
Noun
  • The Manor House also comes with a fully accessible ramp and a push-button door activator on entry.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The activator transforms the silicon and aluminum into a structure that will look like cement.
    — Alcina Johnson Sudagar, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Definition of activator
Noun
  • Rioters burned close to 6,000 vehicles and damaged over 1,000 buildings.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
  • In December 2024, researchers revealed that location information associated with around 800,000 vehicles from Volkswagen Group brands had been left accessible online.
    — Mike McRae October 20, New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of vehicle
Noun
  • The Ebola outbreak that began in DR Congo is becoming a continental crisis after authorities initially underestimated its spread, the head of Africa’s public health agency told Semafor as new cases were reported as far afield as Nigeria.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Trump could direct federal agencies to adopt a different name for the Atlantic or Pacific.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of agency
Noun
  • Peptides tinker with the body’s fundamental mechanisms for growth, healing, and inflammation, which can lead to a cancerous overgrowth of tissue and trigger immune problems in some people.
    — Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Break Will Not Be Even Once the trigger fires, the productivity break will not distribute evenly across the world.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of trigger
Noun
  • Mitchell was the catalyst behind the Heat’s late surge, scoring 15 of his team-high 22 points in the fourth quarter.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Furthermore, the catalyst itself contains iron, cobalt, and chromium.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of catalyst

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“Launcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/launcher. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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