as in to encourage
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the team was revved up by the coach's do-or-die locker room speech
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As for school administrators, Daly encouraged school leaders to take a hard look at their hiring practices, considering the allegations against McGann.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
5 Aug. 2025 -
Maintaining an open canopy encourages good fruit development and air circulation.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Aug. 2025
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As a futurist, my role was to provoke fresh insight and decisive action.—
Lisa Bodell,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Casey Durkin—Bravo While Jax, surely at the urging of producers, tried to provoke Kristen by questioning her fertility choices, nothing major happened in the premiere.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
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Typically, a sluggish economy leads to low inflation, allowing the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to stimulate more borrowing and activity.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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Deadheading helps prevent the formation of seeds and stimulates additional flowering.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Rev (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rev%20%28up%29. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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