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Unlike its hydraulic predecessors, this version is powered by a fully electric system with all-electric actuators.
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In December of 2024, BAe Systems was selected to provide and integrate the actuator control units into the aircraft’s flight control systems.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
That actuator can move in any direction along the skin, to engage many mechanoreceptors at once, and it can be arranged in arrays to produce a wider range of tactile sensations.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
New to the watches are a speaker (though not one that might necessarily make wrist calls easy) and a linear resonance actuator for stronger vibrations.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
In December of 2024, BAe Systems was selected to provide and integrate the actuator control units into the aircraft’s flight control systems.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
That actuator can move in any direction along the skin, to engage many mechanoreceptors at once, and it can be arranged in arrays to produce a wider range of tactile sensations.
—New Atlas, 27 Mar. 2025
New to the watches are a speaker (though not one that might necessarily make wrist calls easy) and a linear resonance actuator for stronger vibrations.
—Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for actuator
Noun
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Those are the only two levers that a senior person has for guiding, for leading in their absence.—
Harvard Business Review,
Harvard Business Review,
30 Apr. 2025
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But, while one side sees federal withdrawal as the lever to make that happen, the other warns that such moves risk creating a two-tier disaster system, one for the wealthy, one for the vulnerable.—
Alexander Puutio,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The shallow knobs are great for pavement and light dirt or sand terrains.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Using an intuitive interface on an LCD with a navigation knob, PocketCloud lets users navigate options and monitor the progress of backups easily, whether the user is in the field or working from home.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When users toggle the Research button, Claude breaks down complex requests into smaller components, examines each one, and compiles a report with citations linking to original sources.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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The second collaboration will be launching on May 2 and will feature new iterations of eyelet dresses, button ups, and matching sets.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
Noun
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With a simple on/off switch and no extra features like lighting, the exhaust fan was easy to use and install during testing.—
Molly Blanco,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 May 2025
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The Panthers are the rare team that flips the switch.—
Josh Yohe,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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“Actuator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actuator. Accessed 8 May. 2025.
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