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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There might even be people in your current network who made career changes that can provide encouragement and networking tips.
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Their dilemmas evoke our disregard of the vacancy in Antifa anarchists and our encouragement of gender dysphoria.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
New Rule: Supplementary Imaging for Dense Breasts A key update in the 2024 guidelines is the encouragement of supplementary imaging, such as ultrasounds or MRIs, for women with dense breasts.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Oct. 2024
Perhaps because of this, and likely in part due to U.S. encouragement of restraint, Israel’s immediate military response then – an airstrike against a single advanced Iranian air defense system in the Isfahan province – was somewhat measured.
—Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2024
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Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
Their dilemmas evoke our disregard of the vacancy in Antifa anarchists and our encouragement of gender dysphoria.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Sep. 2024
New Rule: Supplementary Imaging for Dense Breasts A key update in the 2024 guidelines is the encouragement of supplementary imaging, such as ultrasounds or MRIs, for women with dense breasts.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 4 Oct. 2024
Perhaps because of this, and likely in part due to U.S. encouragement of restraint, Israel’s immediate military response then – an airstrike against a single advanced Iranian air defense system in the Isfahan province – was somewhat measured.
—Aaron Pilkington, The Conversation, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Encouragement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encouragement. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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