as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
an inspiring idea for a national program in which young people would commit themselves to a year of community service
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as in encouraging
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 eliciting
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
what inspired that comment?
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as in educating
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 inspiring
Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
Between the inspiring garden shop, the farm-to-table cafe, and the six miles of hiking trails, this Somerset oasis can entertain every member of your party.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Hannarose McGuinness, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, that’s why this race is a hot mess — none of the candidates, Republican or Democrat, have offered a vision inspiring enough to make voters want to trust them with the next four or eight years.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
At its best, community fitness culture is uplifting, inspiring and filled with hope.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
Between the inspiring garden shop, the farm-to-table cafe, and the six miles of hiking trails, this Somerset oasis can entertain every member of your party.
—Brennan Long, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026
Verb
Sokolowski said Nike's marketing tells epic performance stories, inspiring consumers to try new challenges, while staying true to the voices of athletes.
—Hannarose McGuinness, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, that’s why this race is a hot mess — none of the candidates, Republican or Democrat, have offered a vision inspiring enough to make voters want to trust them with the next four or eight years.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspiring
Adjective
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But understanding the Pioneers’ breathtaking run requires a deeper examination of the scene.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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The world may still be captivated by the breathtaking views, record-setting distance and emotional homecoming of Artemis II, but for NASA, the next chapter is already in motion.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Former clients described Motta encouraging people to get surgeries, and others discussed one particularly shameless episode in which a large church van, crammed with prospective plaintiffs, intentionally collided with a truck.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Reframe aging as a life stage of capability and purpose rather than decline, encouraging earlier conversations across families, workplaces, and communities.—
Aimee DeCamillo,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Warm wood and rattan are juxtaposed with exuberant patterns (think scalloped headboards), and swaths of mirror and brass, eliciting a glamorous but grounded ambiance.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Trump has floated cuts of this magnitude, eliciting widespread pushback from various pockets of the space community.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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Not a new one every year, but a coherent, sustained commitment to supporting and educating student in every zip code.—
Opinion Staff,
Oc Register,
8 Apr. 2026
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And the implication of cost disease is that the only way the cost of raising and educating children will stop going up is if the economy crashes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The hospital confirmed the exciting news to ABC News and celebrated the babies' arrival in an April 9 Facebook post.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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On the page, ex-gangster Henry Hill’s story is exciting enough.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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When the focus shifts to Nate and Cassie, now engaged and living in a McMansion, the visuals are highly stylized, evoking the maximalist design of previous seasons.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Apr. 2026
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Other times, the camera pans slowly, its drifting movements evoking the associative efforts to make sense of long-ago events.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Time will tell, but at the very least this should be the most interesting season of baseball at PNC Park in a long, long time.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
12 Apr. 2026
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Also interesting is that the characters have no faces, in keeping with Dakota art tradition, as is the background of ledger paper.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2026
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Even anti-corruption television series have become hits with intriguing plots, punchy lines and superb acting.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The fit is the most intriguing piece of the puzzle.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Inspiring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspiring. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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