as in diligent
having a strong desire for personal advancement
He was lauded by faculty as an exceptionally hardworking, curious, and motivated student. The company was looking for motivated self-starters to fill the sales position.
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as in encouraged
to rouse to action or activity
The presence of treats motivated the dogs to obey their owner's commands. They drove a campaign to motivate voters to show up to the polls.
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Recent Examples of motivated
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
And the Celtics certainly are not as desperate or as motivated as Miami to make a bold move to shake things up and get unstuck.
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Greg Cote
june 17,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Investigators are probing the possibility that the operator may have been financially motivated, clearing out space to accept more dogs from shelters across the state — and the $400 to $1,450 payment that came with each dog.
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Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Adjective
But those shoppers are less motivated by logos and more interested in craftsmanship, rarity and personal connection.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
And the Celtics certainly are not as desperate or as motivated as Miami to make a bold move to shake things up and get unstuck.
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Greg Cote
june 17,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Investigators have claimed Mangione was motivated by anger toward the health insurance industry, leading to numerous sympathizers who expressed their own disapproval for the health insurance industry in demonstrations and nearby court hearings after Mangione’s arrest.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Investigators are probing the possibility that the operator may have been financially motivated, clearing out space to accept more dogs from shelters across the state — and the $400 to $1,450 payment that came with each dog.
—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Since then, Roberts, who will also manage the NL All-Star team, has appreciated how diligent Pages has remained in his routine.
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If a separate closet or dresser outside the bathroom is unavailable to you, then Trosclair advises being diligent in cycling through your linens and washing them regularly to fight any mildewing, molding, or weathering from the moisture.
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Making the leap to full-time guiding came after long hours and a pivotal conversation with his wife, his biggest supporter and accountability partner, who encouraged him to pursue life around his most consuming obsession.
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In the news release, the Sheriff’s Office encouraged the public to wear proper safety equipment and to wear personal floatation devices while on the water.
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Personalized treatments are built around three pillars—energetic renewal, conscious longevity, and stress management—and integrated with the landscape and architecture of the property and the regional cuisine.
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Space hurricanes occur in the Earth’s ionosphere and magnetosphere near the magnetic poles, where streams of energetic particles interact with the atmosphere.
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Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City.
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In 1976, the Bicentennial followed the traumas of the Vietnam War and the Watergate scandal that had forced President Richard Nixon's resignation.
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If Socrates is the intellectual hero of the ancient world, and Jesus the spiritual hero, Odysseus—hardened, brutal, grief-struck, determined to reclaim his home—is the human hero, the whole man.
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Pilots will stop at nine pre-determined airports in between the start and finish line with stops in Kentucky, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin.
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Seeking eyewitness testimonies, Gordon’s team tracked down Toek Tik, whom the lawyer befriended and ultimately persuaded to talk on the record.
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The administration has persuaded several dozen countries to take in deportees who are not their own citizens, including African countries plagued by armed conflict, civil unrest and political turmoil, like South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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The dynamic Sun in your 9th House of Exploration quincunxes powerful Pluto in your 4th House of Home, so growth calls while roots demand attention.
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That dynamic helps explain why date nights remain a staple of practical relationship advice.
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Seen from the other side of the deal, that means that bond issuers must pay higher yields, or rates, for investors to be enticed to buy.
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Financial incentives offered by the conservation district, in conjunction with federal programs, have enticed farmers in the South Fork of the Republican River near Burlington to end irrigation on an additional 20,000 acres.
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“Motivated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motivated. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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