Thesaurus results for SPURRING

spurring

verb

Definition of spurring next

present participle of spur

as in stabbing

to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object gently spurred the horse with his heels

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of spurring Warsh says productivity gains from artificial intelligence will help the economy grow more quickly without spurring inflation, enabling the Fed to reduce borrowing costs. —

Arkansas Online, 23 May 2026 Better times for both Home Depot and Lowe’s depend on lower rates spurring housing. —

Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 22 May 2026 Warsh says productivity gains from artificial intelligence will help the economy grow more quickly without spurring inflation, enabling the Fed to reduce borrowing costs. —

Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 This strategy is underpinned by 15 near- and medium-term goals, including spurring regenerative agriculture practices on 1 million hectares of farmland by 2030. —

Mindy Lubber, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 Fox One has begun rolling out new features aimed at spurring news audiences to check out even more, says Amit Dudakia, the streaming outlet’s senior vice president of product. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 May 2026 But the broadcasting union declined to kick Israel out, spurring five countries — Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and Iceland — to boycott. —

ABC News, 13 May 2026 The move appears to have backfired, spurring voters in California and, last week, Virginia to redraw their state’s political maps to more than offset Texas and boost Democrats in November. —

Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 1 May 2026 Scientists don’t fully understand why, but one intriguing study found that some particles from the bacteria’s cell wall leak into the joints and can persist after treatment, spurring ongoing inflammation and arthritis symptoms. —

Lakshmi Chauhan, The Conversation, 30 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spurring

Verb

Advertisement In the fight, Ruben begins to strangle Niall, though Niall protects himself by stabbing Ruben in the side with a knife.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
The 23-year-old man was suicidal and held a butcher’s knife to his own throat before charging at officers and stabbing both Officer Mark Moore and a police dog at an Aurora apartment complex.

— Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 28 May 2026