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Recent Examples of stimulus Starting in vision was a practical decision because that field had produced most of the data in neuroscience, mainly because screens are good at showing many stimuli in rapid succession. Eric James Beyer, Quanta Magazine, 18 June 2025 The animals’ skulls are later surgically opened, electrodes are implanted into their brains, and researchers show them visual stimuli (images of faces, for example) to examine how the sensory deprivation or other visual manipulations affected their neurodevelopment. Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 18 June 2025 Despite significant government efforts, the market did not respond until meaningful stimulus was introduced. Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 They are also advised by the USDA to offer daily enrichment in the form of toys, chew items, music, and other sensory stimuli that can aid in providing mental stimulation, and, as a result, stress relief, in dogs. Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for stimulus
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Noun
  • Advertisement While there has never been a federal mandate to buy electric vehicles, Trump’s bill does eliminate federal tax incentives for electric-vehicle owners, which is expected to hurt Musk’s company Tesla.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 7 July 2025
  • While these efforts have generally failed to boost birth rates, one notable exception is the Hubei province city of Tianmen, where incentives were followed by a notable surge in births last year.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Israel’s contention that Iran would soon be able to build a nuclear weapon was the impetus for the conflict, which began with Israel Defense Forces strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and against Iran’s military and nuclear program scientists on the night of June 12-13.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
  • Tyler Grill said the festival has brought nearly 100,000 people in the city, which was the impetus for starting an annual festival in Bushnell Park.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • While some commenters noted the mistake, many offered support and encouragement.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
  • However, Bird only came out in 2017, after the encouragement of Rapinoe.
    Grace Jordan-Weinstein, People.com, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Here are a few of the motivations that incentive experts to switch teams.
    Melanie Hughes, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Over the years, many readers have shared how Ruby inspired them to pursue their dreams and gave them the motivation to graduate.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025

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“Stimulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulus. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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