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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
Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Down and Kay, who directed as well as wrote the episode, make inspired use of this setting as a backdrop for a contemporary reimagining of Gothic tropes that makes Saltburn look lazy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Firebrand director Aïnouz is directing from a script written by long-time Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Efthimis Filippou (The Lobster), which is inspired by Marco Bellocchio’s 1965 drama Fists in the Pocket.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Keep reading to find out the inspired true story of Hidden Figures, from its historically accurate events to its inspiring real-life trailblazers.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
Down and Kay, who directed as well as wrote the episode, make inspired use of this setting as a backdrop for a contemporary reimagining of Gothic tropes that makes Saltburn look lazy.
—Judy Berman, Time, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
Perhaps the most famous home in Los Angeles, The Stahl House, designed by modernist master Pierre Koenig, has inspired countless architecture nerds.
—Hadley Meares, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
Firebrand director Aïnouz is directing from a script written by long-time Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Efthimis Filippou (The Lobster), which is inspired by Marco Bellocchio’s 1965 drama Fists in the Pocket.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspired
Adjective
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The talented Czech goalies are practically salivating at the opportunity.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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This season’s runways will feature household names, like Adore Me and Naeem Khan, as well as dozens of talented independent designers.—
Kelsey Stiegman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Liu first laced up her skates at five, encouraged by her father, Arthur.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Those who noticed the earthquake are encouraged to report it through the USGS Felt Report form.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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The decision elicited protests from families whose children were receiving care at Rady’s gender clinic and from the broader advocacy community that has fought for many years to establish such services in San Diego.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her comments about the thousands of construction jobs the project would bring to Hobart elicited boos from other residents.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Most have found their way, educated themselves, and shaken off horrible memories, negative self-images, and bad relationships that happened for the wrong reasons.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Her four millennial children still don’t own, despite being college-educated.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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She is remembered as a gifted painter and skillful in pastels, in addition to being an avid supporter of philanthropic causes and frequent golfer, finding both love and frustration in the sport, her family says.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
4 Feb. 2026
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Option three is Tú Anh, with Tú meaning talented or gifted and Anh defined as bright and intelligent.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The protagonist, Frannie’s, story begins in a plantation in Jamaica, the brutality of which is chillingly evoked, but by moving much of the novel’s action to London, Sara Collins helps show just how tightly interwoven Black Caribbean history is with the history of the UK.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Exploding power lines evoked the electrical outages that have plagued Puerto Rico in recent years.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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The bear that rips the plastic bass to shreds is AI-generated, said Nathan Monteith, the executive creative director at Highdive.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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Be creative, entrepreneurial and open to new experiences and professional networks while continuing to clarify your interests, purpose, and goals.—
Micki Meyer,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The innovative idea also focuses on reducing operational costs, minimizing the requirement for buying expensive land to build data centers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Planeta and his team work on local, national, and international residential, corporate, mixed-use, and retail design projects, approaching each with a commitment to finding innovative solutions to its clients’ needs.—
Elizabeth Stamp,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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