as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
the huge rebates that the auto companies were offering were all the encouragement I needed to buy a new car
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Recent Examples of encouragement
But not mere notes of encouragement.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Others helped with painting, straightening up around the house, sending cards of encouragement and more.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
For example, despite her mom's encouragement to consider a more traditional job, DeGuzman says she's chased after opportunities to make connections with other entertainers and grow in her magic career.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Others helped with painting, straightening up around the house, sending cards of encouragement and more.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
For example, despite her mom's encouragement to consider a more traditional job, DeGuzman says she's chased after opportunities to make connections with other entertainers and grow in her magic career.
—Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encouragement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encouragement
Noun
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People think of puzzle games as endless (or nearly so), and after a day or so, all 35 levels can be soaked in and completed, with only the promise of a higher score as incentive to return.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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If a cease-fire would precipitate these becoming realities, as European leaders in the coalition of the willing suggest, then Russia has a strong incentive to avoid a cease-fire altogether, even if combat operations are pursued at a lower intensity.—
Jack Watling,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That that might be the impetus for people to try to come together in some way.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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The impetus for the collaboration came from Smith’s own experience using garlic in her cooking.—
Emily Burns,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Duffy denied any political motivation.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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His content, often featuring humorous music about food was intended as motivation for Lomax’s own health journey.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The salience network, which responds to external stimuli.—
Angelica Bottaro,
Verywell Health,
6 Nov. 2025
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Without being able to compute directly from real stimuli, perceptual models could capture ideas in theory but fail simple real-world tests.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Encouragement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encouragement. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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