as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater
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Recent Examples of stimulus
Rumors and speculation have been floated on social media and unverified websites about a potential stimulus check being sent to Americans this year.
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The report also complicates the Federal Reserve’s recent pivot toward rate cuts, as stronger GDP may reduce the urgency for additional stimulus.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
There’s so much stimuli that I get really pumped doing it.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
However, perhaps one of its greatest strengths is the use of smart materials that respond to external stimuli.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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Shelby Slade, AZCentral.com, 26 Sep. 2025
The report also complicates the Federal Reserve’s recent pivot toward rate cuts, as stronger GDP may reduce the urgency for additional stimulus.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
There’s so much stimuli that I get really pumped doing it.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
However, perhaps one of its greatest strengths is the use of smart materials that respond to external stimuli.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulus
Noun
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Washington can stomach Sarr’s undisciplined shot diet because the team, still early in its rebuild, has little incentive to win right now.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Finance is full of bad incentives and outright exploitation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yet the attack would provide the impetus for the peace pact.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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How a concert led to the documentary The impetus for the documentary came from an October 2021 concert at the Indiana History Center that raised money for an Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council initiative to educate people about the Holocaust and combat hatred, bigotry and antisemitism.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The recent sighting provided encouragement to conservationists.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
6 Oct. 2025
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Redd offered encouragement and resources, including money for a hotel room.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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No throwback footage was needed as motivation on Sunday; only clips of their opponent.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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And so that was the real motivation.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Stimulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulus. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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