as in incentive
                                      
              
          
                                                      something that arouses action or activity                                       
              
                             the threat of skin cancer—not to mention the prospect of wrinkles—should be sufficient goad for using sunscreen                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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                    as in to urge
                                                
              
          
                                                      to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action                                       
              
                             tried to goad me into auditioning for the play                         
                
                                                                                                                                                                          
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