Thesaurus results for RECTIFIERS

rectifiers

noun

plural of rectifier

as in antidotes

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 rectifiers Dimaag’s solution comprises batteries and control software that work with devices that switch electricity from AC to DC called rectifiers. — Drew Robb, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Technicians will replace obsolete components, including transistors and rectifiers, before rebuilding and testing each unit. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026 Once inside the sites, the group collected equipment, namely rectifiers. — Logan Smith, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026

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There has been a widespread opinion that football has become too rigid and regimented in recent seasons, but Luis Enrique’s PSG are one of the few antidotes to that.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Forms of slave knowledge, overlaid on Indigenous ones, were influential in treating dysentery and elaborating antidotes for poisonings.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of antidotes

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His attorney, Brian Williams, argued that the Fifth Amendment itself provides a legal avenue for seeking compensation, regardless of other remedies that may have been available.

— Brian Unger, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
If symptoms persist through drugstore remedies, do not wait it out.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of remedies

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McNally, founder and president of Rapidan Energy Group, said Republicans and Democrats alike look under every rock for solutions.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Our parent company, CRH, employs 1,278 people across 59 locations in 48 North Carolina communities to produce the aggregates, asphalt, masonry products, pipe, and precast solutions that make construction possible.

— Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of solutions

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While there is not yet a cure for MS, there are more than 20 therapies that can help reduce disease activity and slow worsening for many people living with MS.

— Bruce Bebo, STAT, 24 Oct. 2026
The company's Atera platform is helping produce data sets to train AI models, a process that helps accelerate personalized therapies.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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