motiving

verb

present participle of motive
as in setting off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motiving
  1. setting off
  2. pumping up
  3. motivating
  4. animating
  5. activating
  6. driving
  7. energizing
  8. inducing
Verb
  • But the wool industry that had once sustained the ranchers was in decline, in part because of overgrazing, and the countryside was emptying of young people, who were setting off for more populated areas.
    — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
  • There are the now-traditional scenes in which Carrie learns to consciously control her telekinetic superpowers, previously manifested by accidentally setting off car alarms, opening mailboxes and causing a rain of rocks on her parents’ roof.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of setting off
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  • When showing a complex picture with many different hues next to each other, though, pumping up the output of individual LED colors can cause the edges of those hues to tint and warp.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Several stock indexes, including the NASDAQ 100, also relaxed rules for how soon new issues could be included, further pumping up demand.
    — John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of pumping up
Verb
  • The 41-year-old and 25-year-old NBA stars have a history of training together, and James cited Maxey as one of the main factors motivating him to come to Philly.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • That realization can be simultaneously motivating and alarming.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of motivating
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  • Its supporters say its success is proof that while Republicans may be out of favor in a blue Colorado, their animating ideas still have purchase.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • HaMo Real-Time Animation System (Spain) HaMo Animation is building patented hardware and software for animating digital characters live, combining the responsiveness of traditional puppetry with real-time virtual production.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of animating
Verb
  • Semaglutide mimics its activity by activating GLP-1 receptors in the body.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The protease partially pulls a proton off the water molecule, activating it to attack and break up the peptide bond.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of activating
Verb
  • Biggs has accused the Hobbs administration of driving up home prices with stringent water requirements that stalled new buildings in parts of the Phoenix area.
    — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • No amount of spending from whatever PAC source is driving it into the elections are going to change that dynamic.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of driving
Verb
  • One way this splurge could pay for itself is by raising productivity, or output per worker, and energizing the entire economy.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Fox reboot celebrates the franchise’s enduring legacy, while re-energizing it for today’s global audience.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of energizing
Verb
  • Lookswise, the Panasonic sits in the same ranks as flush-inset refrigerators that blend into custom cabinetry and sticker-shock–inducing ovens equipped with top-of-the-line tech.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The latest to join that roster of wanderlust-inducing adaptations is this month’s Sense and Sensibility, a retelling of Austen’s 1811 debut novel from director Georgia Oakley.
    — Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of inducing
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