as in incentives
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 encouragements
All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
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Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
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
Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Ward and Curlee also started the app Counterbalance, which provides daily encouragements, recipes, community and more.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
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
Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
Ward and Curlee also started the app Counterbalance, which provides daily encouragements, recipes, community and more.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encouragements
incentives
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In response, Baltimore City officials created programs to boost affordable housing in various ways, including incentives to transform vacant homes.—
Lily Carey,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Encouragements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encouragements. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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