motiving

present participle of motive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for motiving
Verb
  • In April 2025, then-Commission Chair Chris Measmer resigned to fill a vacancy in the North Carolina Senate, setting off a contentious replacement process.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
  • During surveillance, Joe recognizes one of the men involved in her abduction, setting off an operation that erupts into a deadly restaurant shootout.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • There’s something motivating you that the rest of people right now just don’t understand.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Determined, Teagan bulldozes her way through the boathouse, eventually becoming the team’s coxswain, the only non-rowing member who is tasked with steering, managing the race plan and motivating the rest of the team.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Countless hours since last December were spent writing scripts, doing voices, writing and composing pieces of original music, editing, and, of course, animating.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There's also an AI voice assistant for activating in-car features, and a mobile app for remote air conditioning management, charging status monitoring, and automatic parking.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Hawaii officials told residents to put together emergency kits and the governor issued an emergency proclamation, activating more than 230 Hawaii National Guard members.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Prince William has remained silent ever since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved back to the UK, which is allegedly driving the Duchess of Sussex mad.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The bold clarity of the performances was energizing, but the wailing sometimes sounded like parody grief.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Sunlight streams in brighter, energizing the home, and your whole exterior gets a fresh lift.
    — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 5 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Inserra also paid Schlenhardt a compliment that was gasp-inducing in itself.
    — Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
  • While movies may show an inheritance where someone goes from rags to riches, in reality, most folks end up with physical items rather than a luxury-inducing windfall.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
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“Motiving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motiving. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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