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stabilizer

[stay-buh-lahy-zer] / ˈsteɪ bəˌlaɪ zər /


NOUN
fin
Synonyms


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Delta Air Lines Flight 7 was taxiing for departure when its left wing clipped Air Canada Flight 785’s horizontal stabilizer at around 10:30 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Lithium, a mood stabilizer, is a common way to treat the illness.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Clinicians call this the “prescribing cascade”: An antidepressant causes insomnia, so a sleep aid is added; a stimulant causes irritability, so a mood stabilizer follows.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

By facilitating dialogue with Taipei’s opposition while mediating the Iran crisis, Beijing is attempting to position itself as a responsible regional stabilizer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026

He swept his device across it, nodded, and pulled one of the stabilizer fins off.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Thankfully that never happened thanks to the ship’s stabilizers, allowing me to traverse sea ice, view an unsuccessful polar bear hunt, and photograph wildlife from whales to walruses in comfort.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Often, they’re processed with emulsifiers, flavor enhancers, stabilizers and other additives.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 23, 2026

Z-type stabilizers detect changes in bit value, while X-type stabilizers detect phase changes.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 6, 2026

First, to be considered ultra-processed, food must contain one of several non-natural substances spanning eight categories, among them emulsifiers, stabilizers, flavor enhancers and flavoring agents.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2025

The sea glittered with chop, but Leo had fixed the stabilizers well enough that Hazel didn’t look too seasick.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan


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