as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity
fear of failing should be plenty of motivation to study for the test
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Recent Examples of motivations
In reality, each participating party often enters the relationship with different drivers, motivations and expectations.
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Majeed Javdani,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Indeed, suspicions of the motivations related to anything that would expose students to more (rather than less) of the neighbor waging war against Ukraine almost derailed the project.
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Howard Lafranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
Not `overtly racial' In the June 25 case about deportation protections for Haitians, one of the issues was whether Trump’s cancellation of the humanitarian program had racial motivations.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Whether one believes that the activists’ motivations were righteous is more or less irrelevant.
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David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
One of the clear motivations behind Vance’s second biography is to address the questions in voters’ minds about a person who has already had two radically different identities in a still relatively brief public life.
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Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 June 2026
Material motivations alone, Fukuyama points out, cannot explain many people’s political choices.
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Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
And, most importantly, all this progression is occurring at a rapid clip, with full arcs tidily wrapped up in the four (of eight) episodes provided for review and characters’ hidden motivations revealed deliberately and steadily.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Interestingly, the motivations and strategies of these founders vary wildly by region.
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Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Majeed Javdani,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Indeed, suspicions of the motivations related to anything that would expose students to more (rather than less) of the neighbor waging war against Ukraine almost derailed the project.
—
Howard Lafranchi,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 June 2026
Not `overtly racial' In the June 25 case about deportation protections for Haitians, one of the issues was whether Trump’s cancellation of the humanitarian program had racial motivations.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Whether one believes that the activists’ motivations were righteous is more or less irrelevant.
—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2026
One of the clear motivations behind Vance’s second biography is to address the questions in voters’ minds about a person who has already had two radically different identities in a still relatively brief public life.
—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 June 2026
Material motivations alone, Fukuyama points out, cannot explain many people’s political choices.
—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
And, most importantly, all this progression is occurring at a rapid clip, with full arcs tidily wrapped up in the four (of eight) episodes provided for review and characters’ hidden motivations revealed deliberately and steadily.
—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
Interestingly, the motivations and strategies of these founders vary wildly by region.
—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motivations
Noun
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And given that such systems are physically possible, powerful economic and strategic incentives exist for technologists and entrepreneurs to build them.
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The restrictions apply to existing single-family homes, not new construction, a carveout that preserves incentives for financial firms to invest in new housing construction, the staffer noted.
Noun
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One of the main impetuses for this is that newer planes are flying further, which means airline routes are getting longer.
Noun
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All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
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In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.
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“Motivations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motivations. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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