1
: wearing spurs
2
: having one or more spurs
a spurred violet
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However, the tweet came with an attached meme that depicted a spurred cowboy boot stomping on a 5-way, one of Skyline Chili's signature dishes.
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial for the murders of his wife and son, a case that has exposed years of fraudulent behavior and spurred investigations into three other deaths.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 Jan. 2023
That said, overall investment in healthcare is really just back to 2019 levels, a seeming regression to the mean after the pandemic spurred investment capital into areas like drug development, telehealth and other parts of the healthcare industry.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
The sharp rise in home prices during the pandemic spurred owners to hike rents to maintain profits.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2024
Former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, 54, is standing trial for the murders of his wife and son, a case that has exposed years of fraudulent behavior and spurred investigations into three other deaths.
—Theara Coleman, The Week, 27 Jan. 2023
That said, overall investment in healthcare is really just back to 2019 levels, a seeming regression to the mean after the pandemic spurred investment capital into areas like drug development, telehealth and other parts of the healthcare industry.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
The sharp rise in home prices during the pandemic spurred owners to hike rents to maintain profits.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
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“Spurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurred. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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spurred
adjective1
: wearing spurs
2
: having one or more spurs
a spurred violet
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