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
But their relationship didn’t last, and the movie studios moved on, lured away by new incentives in other states.
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Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The act also closes a loophole that allowed utility companies to collect extra incentives for volunteering to join a regional grid.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Sina Toossi, senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy, a research and advocacy group in Washington, said that both sides had incentives to continue negotiating.
—Saeed Shah, Time, 13 Apr. 2026
So far, the county has invested $174 million into the project through infrastructure improvements and incentives to recruit UCB.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The team has to prove to the Missouri Department of Economic Development that its stadium plan qualifies for the incentives program.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Airbnb continues to give incentives to new hosts by offering $750 to those who welcome their first guests by July 31.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The core problem, attorney fee incentives, was left untouched.
—Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
In a bid to survive, theaters lowered ticket prices, introduced incentives like giveaways of dinnerware and began to sell concessions, which people previously bought from vendors or nearby sweet shops, Melnick said.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
The act also closes a loophole that allowed utility companies to collect extra incentives for volunteering to join a regional grid.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Sina Toossi, senior non-resident fellow at the Center for International Policy, a research and advocacy group in Washington, said that both sides had incentives to continue negotiating.
—Saeed Shah, Time, 13 Apr. 2026
So far, the county has invested $174 million into the project through infrastructure improvements and incentives to recruit UCB.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026
The team has to prove to the Missouri Department of Economic Development that its stadium plan qualifies for the incentives program.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
Airbnb continues to give incentives to new hosts by offering $750 to those who welcome their first guests by July 31.
—Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
The core problem, attorney fee incentives, was left untouched.
—Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
In a bid to survive, theaters lowered ticket prices, introduced incentives like giveaways of dinnerware and began to sell concessions, which people previously bought from vendors or nearby sweet shops, Melnick said.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incentives
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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People are complex and their motivations are layered.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Most characters aren’t changing, nor are their motivations to change clear to them or novel to us.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Being in an unfamiliar place, getting poor sleep, and constant stimuli from lights and noise all contribute to delirium.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
11 Apr. 2026
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Patapoutian won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role PIEZO1 and PIEZO2 proteins play in sensing mechanical stimuli.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Incentives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incentives. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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