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excitements

noun

plural of excitement

as in encouragements

something that arouses a strong response from another there were few excitements of any kind on our very uneventful trip back home

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All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.

— 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

Definition of encouragements

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How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
Chung recently received her first award from the National Institutes of Health for a research project to understand how genetically identical cells respond differently to stimuli, such as treatments or environmental cues.

— Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026

Definition of stimuli

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The people who did it anyway The objection says courage doesn't survive the incentives.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
The findings could help shape federal policies, incentives, lending programs, workforce initiatives and investments intended to expand US transformer production.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of incentives

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For example, certain diuretics, antihistamines or stimulants may increase the risk of side effects from heat, according to the CDC.

— Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Other types of medications can impair your body's ability to cool off, including anticholinergic medications (a category that includes Benadryl) and stimulants, like ADHD drugs.

— Carmel Wroth, NPR, 2 July 2026

Definition of stimulants

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What’s off-putting in Future’s search for The Real Me is how often his frustrations turn into resentment toward the women around him.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Drivers have made little secret of their frustrations with the new car designs that were introduced this year.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 15 July 2026

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