as in encouragements
something that arouses action or activity
the handsome reward for the missing dog was an incentive for me to start looking
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Recent Examples of incentives
President Joe Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act offered many incentives for the development of these alternative energy sources.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Germany scrapped incentives to boost purchases of fully electric vehicles about two years ago, a policy change that led to a sharp drop in demand for fully electric vehicles, initially.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Detroit’s reliance on the auto industry hurt the city as free trade agreements, automation and incentives from southern states sent jobs away.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Best practices range from transparent pricing backed by data to trust-building expertise, financial incentives, and simple seller experiences for resale.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Pachón cited box office concentration and a waning appetite for exploration, compounded by insufficient incentives for theaters.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
At a minimum, the Quad should initiate a conversation about arms flows and use its influence to reduce the incentives for continued violence.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Local governments in provinces like Gansu, Guizhou, and Inner Mongolia are offering new incentives after tech giants including ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent complained that Chinese chips from Huawei and Cambricon were less energy-efficient and costlier to run.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
While Japan has bolstered its production incentives ecosystem, infrastructure remains a key challenge in the country, Shogun producer Eriko Miyagawa highlighted at an MPA seminar at the Tokyo International Film Festival today.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
Germany scrapped incentives to boost purchases of fully electric vehicles about two years ago, a policy change that led to a sharp drop in demand for fully electric vehicles, initially.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Detroit’s reliance on the auto industry hurt the city as free trade agreements, automation and incentives from southern states sent jobs away.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Best practices range from transparent pricing backed by data to trust-building expertise, financial incentives, and simple seller experiences for resale.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
Pachón cited box office concentration and a waning appetite for exploration, compounded by insufficient incentives for theaters.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
At a minimum, the Quad should initiate a conversation about arms flows and use its influence to reduce the incentives for continued violence.
—David Miliband, Time, 4 Nov. 2025
Local governments in provinces like Gansu, Guizhou, and Inner Mongolia are offering new incentives after tech giants including ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent complained that Chinese chips from Huawei and Cambricon were less energy-efficient and costlier to run.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
While Japan has bolstered its production incentives ecosystem, infrastructure remains a key challenge in the country, Shogun producer Eriko Miyagawa highlighted at an MPA seminar at the Tokyo International Film Festival today.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incentives
Noun
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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
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Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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If the church isn't true to what ought to be part of its core message, don't be surprised if other people come along and fill in the gaps from their own motivations.—
Belinda Luscombe,
Time,
10 Nov. 2025
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Cooperation turns into conflict Even countries that share common goals or values sometimes compete, and the motivations are rarely simple.—
Kaleb Demerew,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Without being able to compute directly from real stimuli, perceptual models could capture ideas in theory but fail simple real-world tests.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Our amygdala is overactive, our nervous systems are fried and our dopamine cycles are hijacked by short-term stimuli.—
Chris Schembra,
Rolling Stone,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Incentives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incentives. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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