as in impetus
something that arouses action or activity
the former president's endorsement was all the momentum the campaign needed
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Recent Examples of momentum
As more Black people seek holistic approaches to health, alkaline eating is gaining momentum as a path to better energy, digestion, and overall wellness.
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 July 2025
Cuomo, Adams and other moderate forces in New York, including business leaders, have sought to blunt Mamdani’s momentum by portraying him as too left-leaning, arguing his policy platform is unrealistic and slamming his criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Even if Donnarumma got to the ball fractionally ahead of Musiala, the momentum and force of his challenge led him to wipe out his opponent.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Pachuca finished the first half the stronger team and carried their forward momentum into a second half marred by a muscle injury to Salem Al-Dawsari, which threatens his availability for the round of 16.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Dominique Fluker, Essence, 7 July 2025
Cuomo, Adams and other moderate forces in New York, including business leaders, have sought to blunt Mamdani’s momentum by portraying him as too left-leaning, arguing his policy platform is unrealistic and slamming his criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 7 July 2025
Even if Donnarumma got to the ball fractionally ahead of Musiala, the momentum and force of his challenge led him to wipe out his opponent.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 6 July 2025
Pachuca finished the first half the stronger team and carried their forward momentum into a second half marred by a muscle injury to Salem Al-Dawsari, which threatens his availability for the round of 16.
—Liam Twomey, New York Times, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentum
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Israel’s contention that Iran would soon be able to build a nuclear weapon was the impetus for the conflict, which began with Israel Defense Forces strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities and against Iran’s military and nuclear program scientists on the night of June 12-13.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
24 June 2025
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Tyler Grill said the festival has brought nearly 100,000 people in the city, which was the impetus for starting an annual festival in Bushnell Park.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2025
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Advertisement While there has never been a federal mandate to buy electric vehicles, Trump’s bill does eliminate federal tax incentives for electric-vehicle owners, which is expected to hurt Musk’s company Tesla.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 July 2025
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While these efforts have generally failed to boost birth rates, one notable exception is the Hubei province city of Tianmen, where incentives were followed by a notable surge in births last year.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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While some commenters noted the mistake, many offered support and encouragement.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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However, Bird only came out in 2017, after the encouragement of Rapinoe.—
Grace Jordan-Weinstein,
People.com,
20 June 2025
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Here are a few of the motivations that incentive experts to switch teams.—
Melanie Hughes,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Over the years, many readers have shared how Ruby inspired them to pursue their dreams and gave them the motivation to graduate.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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State stimulus, on-demand infrastructure, affective consumption, and homegrown innovation are reshaping consumer expectations and fashion’s business logic.—
Li Jun,
Footwear News,
28 June 2025
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That could reduce the urgency for Beijing to step up stimulus at the upcoming Politburo meeting in July, Xing added.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
27 June 2025
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“Momentum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentum. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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