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 video shows Combs playing with his children, mourning Kim Porter and giving motivational speeches at fundraisers in New York.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025 -
Skey spoke with Bershan Shaw, a breast cancer survivor, motivational speaker and podcast host, who was diagnosed with Stage I breast cancer at age 33, then with Stage IV two years later.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Motivative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motivative. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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