motived

past tense of motive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for motived
Verb
  • The administration cast Anthropic — long a backer of government oversight of AI — as ideologically motivated.
    Joe Walsh, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Al Zeyoudi made clear that the currency swap request is not motivated by any financial distress, but rather by joining an elite club with access to Federal Reserve liquidity.
    Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The organization inspired several other neighborhood step groups.
    Eva Andersen, CBS News, 28 June 2026
  • But the incident inspired him to test commercial AI glasses in an undergraduate level exam of an electrical engineering course.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • The Road Ahead I am energized by our position in the media and entertainment landscape, our diverse set of assets, our strategy and of course our culture and people.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 June 2026
  • Whichever party holds the White House, the opposing party’s base gets energized — and in deep blue cities like New York, that energy shows up first and loudest in Democratic primaries, with those voters tilting well left of center.
    Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The Guardians loaded the bases with two outs in the inning but Burke induced Brayan Rocchio to pop out.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • The Guardians loaded the bases with two outs in the inning but Burke induced Brayan Rocchio to pop out.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • If that goes well, he could be activated during the final series before the All-Star break.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 July 2026
  • It's also activated its voluntary load reduction program and is asking large commercial and industrial customers to cut their electricity use.
    Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Yes, the movie is brightly designed and ingeniously animated.
    Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2026
  • That same curiosity animated a recent one-off Ferrari 12Cilindri developed with the cultural curators at Cool Hunting, a two-year project that integrated the work of five Korean fine artists and musicians.
    The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026
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“Motived.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motived. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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