1
as in causing
to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)
a misguided pride prompted the family to refuse all offers of help
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2
as in urging
to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action
prompted the reluctant performer onto the stage with loud cheers and whistles
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as in influencing
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Recent Examples of prompting
Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Extracting valuable hypotheses requires careful prompting, iterative feedback, and a willingness to engage in a kind of dialogue with the AI, notes Swanson.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
By generating comprehensive solutions with minimal prompting, ChatGPT-5 removes the need for these mental rehearsals, creating a skill gap between competence and performance.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Computer scientist Peter Burke has unveiled a robot that uses generative AI models to train its brain and host hardware, subject to proper prompting by handlers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Second-half summary Utah took a 54-51 lead after outscoring the Kings 8-2 to start the second half, prompting Christie to call an early timeout two nights after watching his team blow a 20-point first-half lead against the Suns.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The abrupt departure stunned the crowd, prompting confusion both in the audience and among his bandmates.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
Some messages warn of a sudden campus illness outbreak, creating a sense of urgency, while others claim that a faculty member is under investigation, prompting recipients to check documents immediately.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The demand is prompting several new pipeline projects in the desert.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Viewers online flooded her Threads post with title suggestions, prompting her to compile and share a running list on Substack, updated regularly with new books and age categories.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In the seconds-long clip, Thomas, 19, can be seen hopping over a barrier and approaching a large divider, prompting the elephant to move closer to him.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Crews expanding a major Lake Norman-area highway cut a gas line Friday, prompting evacuations and closing the busy road for hours, witnesses and town officials said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
James competed on American Idol season 18 in 2020, originally under the name Sophia Wackerman before changing her surname at the prompting of the judges.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Oct. 2025
Extracting valuable hypotheses requires careful prompting, iterative feedback, and a willingness to engage in a kind of dialogue with the AI, notes Swanson.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
By generating comprehensive solutions with minimal prompting, ChatGPT-5 removes the need for these mental rehearsals, creating a skill gap between competence and performance.
—Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
Computer scientist Peter Burke has unveiled a robot that uses generative AI models to train its brain and host hardware, subject to proper prompting by handlers.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
With leaves still clinging to the trees, Arne Slot had overseen four straight defeats, prompting searching questions to be asked of the head coach, the club’s summer transfer strategy, senior players and everything in between.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Second-half summary Utah took a 54-51 lead after outscoring the Kings 8-2 to start the second half, prompting Christie to call an early timeout two nights after watching his team blow a 20-point first-half lead against the Suns.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The abrupt departure stunned the crowd, prompting confusion both in the audience and among his bandmates.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2025
Some messages warn of a sudden campus illness outbreak, creating a sense of urgency, while others claim that a faculty member is under investigation, prompting recipients to check documents immediately.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
The demand is prompting several new pipeline projects in the desert.
—Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Viewers online flooded her Threads post with title suggestions, prompting her to compile and share a running list on Substack, updated regularly with new books and age categories.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
In the seconds-long clip, Thomas, 19, can be seen hopping over a barrier and approaching a large divider, prompting the elephant to move closer to him.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Crews expanding a major Lake Norman-area highway cut a gas line Friday, prompting evacuations and closing the busy road for hours, witnesses and town officials said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prompting
Verb
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They were also charged and arrested with crimes, from failing to do their duty to causing the conditions that led to the deaths of the men.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Kobolds can just as often decide to be harmful, however, causing accidents, cave-ins, and rockslides for reasons of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Porat closed by urging leaders to really dig in and reimagine what’s possible in their own organizations.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Forecasters are urging travelers to check state road condition websites before setting out, as snow and ice are likely on high-elevation roads and mountain passes.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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My message was to stand up against this type of behavior and the danger of what influencing can mean on social media.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Negotiation and influencing skills are critical capabilities that the candidates can highlight as a testament to their ability to navigate the organizational dynamics, maneuver tricky situations and secure buy-in from detractors, if any.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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This is a huge driver for bringing down the cost of the space economy in general and has been the opportunity for creating many other new space companies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In low, incantatory voices, the lamas were reading from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, encouraging my grandmother to move forward without fear in the bardo between death and rebirth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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But rather than responding with anger, the university’s president, Astrid Tuminez, is encouraging dialogue.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Another key feature of the new design is its 3-degree-of-freedom waist, which allows the robot to perform human-like movements such as bending, twisting, and side-swaying with precision.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Oct. 2025
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Riccardo’s performance encapsulates that frustration and jubilation, carrying the film on his charming, swaying shoulders.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Along with this new relentless fast pace, the Heat tweaked the offense to use fewer pick-and-rolls, fewer handoffs and fewer play calls while generating more paint attacks this season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
25 Oct. 2025
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Wiley added that Barrett-Jackson is good at generating excitement for the vehicles, so the car could get even more than his top line estimate of $1 million.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Near the end of his remarks, Ho mentioned his hopes for some areas of focus, including bringing homeless services back under local control and shifting some responsibility away from the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, or SHRA.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Instead—especially if advanced AI becomes a widely-available commodity—the majority of the value might instead flow to manufacturers of computer hardware, or to the industries where AI is bringing the most efficiency gains.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Prompting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prompting. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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