as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
fear of failing should be plenty of motivation to study for the test
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Recent Examples of motivation
Class topics range from personal growth to professional development, with lessons on self-motivation, creativity, health and wellness, leadership, sales, management, and more.
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Big Think,
18 June 2026
After all, a lot of the motivation for hoarding as people age is due to fear of mistreatment when physical decline makes reliance on oth-ers indispensable.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
And, most importantly, all this progression is occurring at a rapid clip, with full arcs tidily wrapped up in the four (of eight) episodes provided for review and characters’ hidden motivations revealed deliberately and steadily.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Interestingly, the motivations and strategies of these founders vary wildly by region.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for motivation
Big Think,
18 June 2026
After all, a lot of the motivation for hoarding as people age is due to fear of mistreatment when physical decline makes reliance on oth-ers indispensable.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
And, most importantly, all this progression is occurring at a rapid clip, with full arcs tidily wrapped up in the four (of eight) episodes provided for review and characters’ hidden motivations revealed deliberately and steadily.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Interestingly, the motivations and strategies of these founders vary wildly by region.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for motivation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motivation
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And given that such systems are physically possible, powerful economic and strategic incentives exist for technologists and entrepreneurs to build them.
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The money is an incentive granted by the city after working more than 20 years to attract a builder with a project appropriate for the property, which was cleared decades earlier for redevelopment.
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The Forest Service has cited cost savings as the impetus for a reorganization that will shutter dozens of research facilities.
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And the main impetus for that arboreal death was the state’s dwindling water supply.
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To his family, Clive was Dad and Granddaddy, the steady presence at the center of our lives, the source of wisdom, strength, encouragement, and unconditional love.
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Moreover, what moves women forward is action rather than encouragement.
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China also engineered a massive government stimulus package to stabilize its economy.
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Central banks thought that forward guidance, particularly when interest rates were very low, could provide additional market stimulus.
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“Motivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motivation. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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