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as in encourages
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 elicits
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
what inspired that comment?
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as in educates
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 inspires
Sherry hopes his video inspires men, balding or not, to embrace self-care and find ways to be the best version of themselves.
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Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
What’s needed now is a return to fashion that inspires, built on products that reignite a sense of fantasy.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Gallup recently surveyed Fortune 500 CHROs and found that only 2% strongly agree their performance management system inspires employees to improve.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The still-unfinished Sagrada Família inspires awe with its Gothic-meets-modernist majesty—and enduring century-long construction timeline.
—AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
One of the friends' granddaughters, Camryn Kleinwaks, posted the video and spoke to Newsweek about the example of friendship that constantly inspires her.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The park soothes me during hard times, celebrates my victories, gives me a quiet place to think, inspires me and keeps me healthy.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Philomelic writing is an outcry borne of pain, writing that demands community awareness and social change, or at least that inspires acknowledgement of an injustice or a moral failing that might shift the behaviors of readers.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
What’s needed now is a return to fashion that inspires, built on products that reignite a sense of fantasy.
—Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Gallup recently surveyed Fortune 500 CHROs and found that only 2% strongly agree their performance management system inspires employees to improve.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The still-unfinished Sagrada Família inspires awe with its Gothic-meets-modernist majesty—and enduring century-long construction timeline.
—AFAR Media, 3 Sep. 2025
SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
—Max Springer, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2025
One of the friends' granddaughters, Camryn Kleinwaks, posted the video and spoke to Newsweek about the example of friendship that constantly inspires her.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
The park soothes me during hard times, celebrates my victories, gives me a quiet place to think, inspires me and keeps me healthy.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Philomelic writing is an outcry borne of pain, writing that demands community awareness and social change, or at least that inspires acknowledgement of an injustice or a moral failing that might shift the behaviors of readers.
—Douglas Unger
august 29, Literary Hub, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspires
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My hope is that Reunion encourages commissioners and production companies to create space for other deaf people to come forward and tell their stories.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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The presence of citizen participation in legal decision-making encourages civic engagement, fosters public trust and reanimates the participatory ideals on which the American republic was founded.—
Richard Lorren Jolly,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Located at the intersection of Washington Street and Summer Street while servicing the Red and Orange Lines – Downtown Crossing elicits strong opinions from Bostonians.—
Isabelle Friedman,
Boston Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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As listeners enjoy a cross section of very different Americas, Flagg elicits laughs with her humorous observations of the human condition and her wry delivery.—
AudioFile Magazine
August 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Aug. 2025
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Scrapp scans waste using QR codes and educates users on the best method of disposal.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.—
Max Springer,
Scientific American,
2 Sep. 2025
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Standing 9 metres tall, Dunamis evokes transformation and upward motion, while Danse Gwenedour celebrates myth, movement, and cultural fluidity.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The event also evokes the nostalgia of childhood cookouts, grounding the day in familial warmth.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Inspires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspires. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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