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adapter

[uh-dap-ter] / əˈdæp tər /




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The cube-like adapter converts the current from the wall into lower-voltage power that flows through the cord and into the device.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

"We call it the universal adapter," Schultheiß explains.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 27, 2026

He said he ran into the shop, where he saw an adapter charging system - full of chargers - under the counter and a small fire.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

The most practical option was an old-school corded phone and a cellular-to-landline adapter.

From Slate ● Jan. 27, 2026

A small refrigerator is plugged into an adapter that has six different electrical devices all feeding into one outlet.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

There’s a joke on TikTok that one person in every group is the “digital camera friend,” wrangling everyone for photos and handling SD cards and adapters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

If not, adapters are available for less than £10.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2025

Whatever your opinions of that series — and there are plenty — it laid out the duo’s strengths as adapters and their weaknesses as creators of original material.

From New York Times ● Mar. 20, 2024

Her purse contains a tangle of keys, adapters and what looks like a half-eaten chicken sandwich.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

Take two instances of this: The sale of private letters both of the living and of the dead; and the seizure of the plots and characters of romances by people who are themselves dramatic adapters.

From Critical Studies by Ouida


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