as in motivational
serving or likely to arouse action or activity
Her sister's illness proved to be a motivative force in her decision to study medicine.
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motivational
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The motivational speaker Tony Robbins paced with possessed energy around a stage erected on the floor of Miami’s Kaseya Center.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025 -
And those motivational words, which Rice shared with us, came on a day, mind you, when Kelce had 99 receiving yards, his most in a regular season game in nearly a year.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Motivative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motivative. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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