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as in encouraged
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
the rousing campaign speech inspired everyone to get out the vote
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as in elicited
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
what inspired that comment?
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as in educated
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
great works of visual art can inspire us in ways that the written word often cannot
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Recent Examples of inspired
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Iga Swiatek in straight sets in the quarters and then engineering an inspired comeback from a set and a break down to beat Karolina Muchova in the semis on Thursday.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The course adds Yale to a string of universities that have created courses inspired by Beyoncé over the past decade or so.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Dauberman, who is best known for his Conjuring universe entries Annabelle, Annabelle: Creation and Annabelle Comes Home, and casting director Rich Delia make some inspired choices that complicate King’s tale.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Iga Swiatek in straight sets in the quarters and then engineering an inspired comeback from a set and a break down to beat Karolina Muchova in the semis on Thursday.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
Verb
On its website, Broward County nods to some concerns that inspired the legislation, including cyberbullying.
—Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
The course adds Yale to a string of universities that have created courses inspired by Beyoncé over the past decade or so.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The central bank said it was encouraged by progress in its fight against inflation.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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The ceremonial keg tapping takes place Friday evening, and the weekend lineup includes a German chocolate cake baking contest, a stein hoisting contest, and a chicken dance competition (costumes and creativity encouraged).Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
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The spike in interest rates elicited gloomy forecasts of a recession from many economists, since high interest rates typically weigh on economic activity, causing businesses to slow investment and lay off workers.Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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The timing elicited comparisons from Republicans to then-FBI Director James Comey’s bombshell in the final days of the 2016 campaign.Christa Case Bryant, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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And while parents have the right to choose how their own children are educated, that choice does not convey the right to undermine access to quality public education for the whole.Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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If behavior dictates that inexpensive clothes aren't cared for well, how should consumers be educated on better care practices for all clothes?Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Society worked as a vast segregation system, elevating the academically gifted above everybody else.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The film is set against the enchanting backdrop of Tuscany, where a young and gifted Black artist named Ace (Williams-Stirling) embarks on a profound journey of self-discovery after moving to Italy on a scholarship for university.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
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This Spring/Summer 2025 season in Paris evoked this ideal.Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
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Decorated in muted grays and stainless steel, the place evoked a minimalist spaceship.Han Zhang, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
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There may be creative disagreements, personality conflicts, workload imbalances.Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Nov. 2024
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Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival has unveiled the winners of its TV Beats Co-Financing Market, intended to foster creative collaborations in series co-production and empower independent producers.Jamie Lang, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Mettler-Toledo continues to focus on its global sales and marketing programs and highlights its innovative product portfolio as a key driver of growth.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Other innovative solutions are springing up to solve the concrete problem.Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s this idea that people who are hugely imaginative and creative can’t be good at business or about practical things.Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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In this film, however, Lohan plays Lola, a dramatic and imaginative city girl who is forced to move to the suburbs.Jane LaCroix, People.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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