slush funds

noun

plural of slush fund
as in stimuli

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  1. stimuli
  2. incentives
  3. motivations
  4. spurs
  5. seductions
  6. incitements
  7. provocations
Noun
  • How 40 Hz Sound Therapy Works The treatment is called GENUS, short for gamma entrainment using sensory stimuli.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
  • Chung recently received her first award from the National Institutes of Health for a research project to understand how genetically identical cells respond differently to stimuli, such as treatments or environmental cues.
    — Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of stimuli
Noun
  • The people who did it anyway The objection says courage doesn't survive the incentives.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • The findings could help shape federal policies, incentives, lending programs, workforce initiatives and investments intended to expand US transformer production.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • In the end, Schiller has a go at parsing her own motivations.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
  • Moving beyond basic cost-saving motivations, modern apparel resale is heavily embedded with the thrill of treasure hunting as well as a psychological desire for uniqueness.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 July 2026
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • One exhibit brings together the then-future president’s buckskin jacket and pants, his rifle, Tiffany knife, his spurs, and his branding irons.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026
  • But aside from gifting Zane with spurs, Beth’s more or less a spectator through all of the Jackson family drama.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 19 June 2026
Definition of spurs
Noun
  • So, who was it from our universe that would be most susceptible to that kind of messaging, or who would find the seductions of the power offered by that the most compelling?
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2026
  • But the seductions of ChatGPT are hard to resist, and Marsicano noted that the college has seen an increase in code violations due to AI.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of seductions
Noun
  • This is the most gaping vacancy of all—Trump gestures toward two American incitements, one historic, one extremely recent.
    — Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of incitements
Noun
  • The event didn’t come together, but his provocations got a lot of attention.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Nevertheless, the movie’s influence and filmmaking acumen are undeniable, and any serious horror enthusiast needs to grapple with its provocations.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 2 July 2026
Definition of provocations
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