activating
- present participle of activate.
Example Sentences
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More time is devoted to setting up the dramatic situation than to activating it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026
Scientists at Ruhr University Bochum found that the protein produced by CD99L2 works as an activating partner for CAPN1, a calcium-dependent protease already known to be involved in hereditary spastic paraplegia and ataxia.
From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026
Summit’s drug, a so-called bispecific antibody, aims to evolve that strategy by activating the immune system while simultaneously starving the tumor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In 2022, Musk said he was activating Starlink in Iran following severe internet disruptions during protests sparked by the death in custody of an Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The sublimity of self-sacrifice activating the Cheerleaders overwhelmed him.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
