1
as in causes
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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as in urges
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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Recent Examples of prompts
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Stimulating the vagus nerve can actually send calming signals from the body to the brain, which Bianchini says then prompts the release of calming neurotransmitters.
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
As an arctic blast from Winter Storm Fern prompts Texas school cancellations, other institutions and services may follow.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
And that prompts a question about America’s long-term economic firepower.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Daily prompts surface as reflective questions or tiny assignments.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Sacred Bones’ new joint reissue prompts their reappraisal as complex, fascinating records that offer a better understanding of Vega himself.
—Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Tensions will rise as both teams quickly devise a plan to revamp their spaces, and the group is rattled when a fate card prompts the first elimination before the design challenge is complete.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
The emission of this thermal radiation acts as a weak thrust that prompts the rotation of the asteroid to speed up — a phenomenon known as the YORP effect (in honor of Yarkovsk, O'Keefe, Radzievskii and Paddack, four scientists who were key to its discovery).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Stimulating the vagus nerve can actually send calming signals from the body to the brain, which Bianchini says then prompts the release of calming neurotransmitters.
—Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
As an arctic blast from Winter Storm Fern prompts Texas school cancellations, other institutions and services may follow.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 24 Jan. 2026
And that prompts a question about America’s long-term economic firepower.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2026
Daily prompts surface as reflective questions or tiny assignments.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Sacred Bones’ new joint reissue prompts their reappraisal as complex, fascinating records that offer a better understanding of Vega himself.
—Alastair Shuttleworth, Pitchfork, 22 Jan. 2026
Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Tensions will rise as both teams quickly devise a plan to revamp their spaces, and the group is rattled when a fate card prompts the first elimination before the design challenge is complete.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
The good news is that depending on how your prompts are worded, there is a solid chance that GPT-5 will select one of the GPT-5 submodels that will do a bang-up job of answering your prompt.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prompts
Verb
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Duesberg kept making his argument well after evidence that the human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, causes AIDS became incontestable.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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According to Tuff, what causes leaders to miss these paradigm shifts is not ignorance but hesitation.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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TxDOT is warning that conditions are still dangerous and urges people to stay home on Tuesday if possible.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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All TEXpress lanes have been closed due to the inclement weather and the Texas Department of Transportation urges residents to stay off the roads as much as possible over the weekend.—
Star-Telegram staff,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Follow instructions from local health officials and check back for updates.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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When purchasing a heated bird bath, always read the manufacturer instructions to ensure they are rated for your local temperatures.—
Anne Readel,
Better Homes & Gardens,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Calvo's second executive order creates a task force to review business licenses in the city that may have ties to Cuba's government, with the potential for licenses to be revoked.—
Ivan Taylor,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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And, adds Scott, with a smile, Billy (their French poodle who has appeared in this column before) encourages donations to animal protection organizations.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Jan. 2026
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Days ahead of the 2026 Grammys, Elton John encourages young artists to follow their dreams while introducing the Best New Artist nominees in a short film from Spotify.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These examples are powerful reminders that in the face of divide-and-conquer, appeasement does not work.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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But the public seems to need constant reminders about just how important and useful trapping for a sustainable resource can be, too.—
Skye Goode,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The authors never claimed to have demonstrated that such reading generates feelings of empathy, though others—including the New York Times—have sometimes confused those high scores as evidence of empathy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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For example, the 8K Milky Way stitching feature automatically generates mosaics far wider than a single frame.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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For follow-ups, you will be invited to a Slack channel by the citizen science team, where observations are reported and discussed.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The findings are in keeping with reports from astronomers that SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are increasingly ruining their observations.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Prompts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prompts. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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