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
That 7-0 spurt resulted in Ducks coach Dana Altman being the one forced to call a timeout and try to curb the momentum.
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Democrats sent Republicans and the White House an immigration enforcement counteroffer late Monday night, though there’s still no strong momentum for a deal.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Known for its symbolism of strength, vitality, and momentum, the Horse sets an energetic tone for the months ahead.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
In the final week of the Texas high school girls basketball regular season, many players had strong games to bring their teams to the playoffs with some momentum.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
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Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
Democrats sent Republicans and the White House an immigration enforcement counteroffer late Monday night, though there’s still no strong momentum for a deal.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Known for its symbolism of strength, vitality, and momentum, the Horse sets an energetic tone for the months ahead.
—Amanda Le, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
In the final week of the Texas high school girls basketball regular season, many players had strong games to bring their teams to the playoffs with some momentum.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for momentum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentum
Noun
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That impetus brought Lance Hammer back out of the woodwork, a gauntlet thrown to himself to think through problematic contradictions involving the quite different — and often sparring — human verticals of capability, autonomy, and decline.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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That, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said, was the impetus for his 2002 album The Rising.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Just more incentive to get down the hill as quickly as possible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2026
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To be eligible for the Spirit Awards, a movie's budget cannot exceed $30 million after tax incentives.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Jordan wrapped his arms around Wallace from behind and spoke closely into Wallace's ear in a brief speech of encouragement.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Looking for inspirational lessons from elsewhere in the surrounding region doesn’t yield much encouragement.—
Alaa Shahine Salha,
semafor.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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Heldman and Nicholson’s lucid, intelligent script thus assigns characters very different, more nuanced motivations from those we are used to in iterations of this story.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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All of this raises questions about their motivations, competence and conflicts of interests, which should be squarely prohibited under the Constitution’s Emoluments Clause.—
Elizabeth Shackelford,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Her wildly optimistic logic is that fiscal stimulus will spark growth, and that the private sector will raise long-stagnant wages, thereby increasing tax revenues.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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Smart polymers already exist and can respond to such stimuli, altering their color or shape and then returning to their original state.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Momentum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentum. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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