as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
the reward money should be sufficient impetus for someone to come forward with information about the robbery
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Recent Examples of impetus
Keeping insurance is a major impetus for people to take action to protect their homes, along with awareness about their level of wildfire risk, said Parfitt, a board member of the Santa Clara County FireSafe Council.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Born out of an impetus that feels 60 percent respect and 40 percent trolling, folks in the media — social and otherwise — feel invested in the idea of Martin Scorsese getting an Emmy for cursing out Ike Barinholtz.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
That was the impetus to reimagine that story.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
So that was really the impetus for the change and not wanting to kill that character.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Born out of an impetus that feels 60 percent respect and 40 percent trolling, folks in the media — social and otherwise — feel invested in the idea of Martin Scorsese getting an Emmy for cursing out Ike Barinholtz.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025
That was the impetus to reimagine that story.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
So that was really the impetus for the change and not wanting to kill that character.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impetus
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President Joe Biden's 2022 Inflation Reduction Act—passed solely with Democratic votes in Congress—provided historic incentives for clean energy manufacturers and EV and battery makers.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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If a ball is kicked into the landing zone and then bounces into the endzone while staying inbounds, it must be returned or downed; however, there is an incentive for attempting a return in that instance, as a touchback would only spot the receiving team at their 20.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While the movement has yet to gain traction on this side of the pond, Americans have needed little outside encouragement to get in on the secondhand shopping trend, both online, led by marketplaces like ThredUp and The Real Real, and in thrift stores.—
Pamela N. Danziger,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pym was in need of encouragement.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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The neighbor, who denied any political motivations in the attack, pleaded guilty to assaulting a member of Congress was sentenced to eight months behind bars.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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What investigators conclude about Robinson’s motivations may have far-reaching consequences beyond his own criminal case.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
14 Sep. 2025
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The hope was that a quick jolt of stimulus (delivered without haste) could stir an economic recovery.—
Robert Goulder,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The factory is a throwback to a pre-Rust Belt America, providing ~200 jobs, endless pride, and a stimulus that benefits the rest of the local economy.—
Katherine Laidlaw,
HubSpot,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Impetus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetus. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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