activated

verb

past tense of activate
as in triggered
to cause to function the thermostat is set to activate the heating system only when the temperature drops below 65 degrees

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Recent Examples of activated When activated, this mode will automatically take a video and a high-quality still photo at the right moment, leveraging the phone’s image processing to crop and remove blur. — ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026 If it's not already activated, turn it on by going into Settings, General, and Keyboard, and toggle on Slide to Type. — ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026 Fellow Republican Tyler Kistner, who lost to Craig in 2022 and 2024, dropped out of the race in April after he was activated for duty with the Marine Reserves. — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 History, when structured and activated, becomes infrastructure. — Jason Dressel, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026 International clinical trial networks can now be activated rapidly during an emergency. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 The company activated its incident response procedures and moved to contain the intrusion. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Zhejiang, Shanghai and Jiangsu have also activated Level III emergency responses. — Reuters, NBC news, 9 Aug. 2026 However, Daniel Palencia will pitch at Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday and could be activated soon, resuming his closer role. — Greg Jewett, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for activated
  1. triggered
  2. sparked
  3. drove
  4. powered
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  • Tatis triggered a sequence that tied the game in the eighth inning.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Late last month, The Wall Street Journal reported an internal whistleblower complaint about Walter’s Guggenheim Investments triggered a federal investigation.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of triggered
Verb
  • Reports that federal immigration enforcement agencies have accessed Flock data, dozens of officers have abused the system to stalk women, and police have logged hundreds of searches related to protest activity sparked successive waves of backlash.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Despite the bravado expressed by top officials, anxiety about the economy persists after high inflation and a currency crash sparked nationwide protests that were put down by a brutal crackdown in January.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sparked
Verb
  • The Iran war drove up gasoline prices and catapulted inflation to a three-year high in May.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Bo Bichette drove in Francisco Lindor, the automatic runner, with a single off right-hander Matt Festa in the top of the 10th.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of drove
Verb
  • Eco Effort All Maybourne London hotels are powered by 100% renewable electricity, and a solar power farm in Essex is underway.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Inside, the Ingenieur Automatic 40 is powered by the in-house Caliber 32111, offering a robust 120-hour power reserve—an engineering feat that mirrors the endurance and performance demanded on the track.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of powered

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