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as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity
the relaxed zoning regulations should serve as a stimulant for development in the area
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as in liquors
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk
I always take a bottle of stimulant along on trips, for emergencies like plane crashes or earthquakes
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Recent Examples of stimulants
Beyond the mental clarity and razor sharp focus, taking mushrooms like lion’s mane also comes without many of the potential side effects that are typically associated with stimulants like jitters, energy spikes, and mid-day crashes.
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Brianna Peters, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Limit consuming big meals, alcohol, and caffeine in the evening, as the body requires energy to digest food and process beverages or stimulants.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2025
Reject The Quick-Fix Trap The temptation is to reach for stimulants, sedatives, or trendy supplements.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Some drinks have other stimulants, too.
—Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
That has raised concerns for the producers of recreational stimulants like alcohol and tobacco.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Sum-Ping adds that stimulants like caffeine, nicotine or alcohol near bedtime further reduce sleep quality.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Control plants showed a consistent spectrum over the course of two weeks, but plants that received immune-response stimulants (such as ethanol) or were wounded or dehydrated showed different patterns of electrical impedance spectra.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
Brianna Peters, Vogue, 1 Oct. 2025
Limit consuming big meals, alcohol, and caffeine in the evening, as the body requires energy to digest food and process beverages or stimulants.
—Cristina Mutchler, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2025
Reject The Quick-Fix Trap The temptation is to reach for stimulants, sedatives, or trendy supplements.
—Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Some drinks have other stimulants, too.
—Dr. Mark Corkins, Boston Herald, 14 Sep. 2025
That has raised concerns for the producers of recreational stimulants like alcohol and tobacco.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025
Sum-Ping adds that stimulants like caffeine, nicotine or alcohol near bedtime further reduce sleep quality.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Control plants showed a consistent spectrum over the course of two weeks, but plants that received immune-response stimulants (such as ethanol) or were wounded or dehydrated showed different patterns of electrical impedance spectra.
—Meghie Rodrigues, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulants
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Tesla had a first-mover advantage in China in 2013, leveraging the government’s support of EVs with subsidies and incentives and its production base and opening a gigafactory in Shanghai in 2019.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Company finances via private and public funds, through co-productions, incentives and strategic partners.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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This place packs in the students with delicacies such as the Fishbowl (an enormous mix of liquors), while an older crowd shows up for the Friday fish fry.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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There’s also room divider filled with large glass jars of his damgeum-ju, or infused liquors.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Ward and Curlee also started the app Counterbalance, which provides daily encouragements, recipes, community and more.—
Emy LaCroix,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Starbucks has new Protein Cold Foam drinks.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Get ready to roar with live music from DV8, food and drinks, including ice cold beer from the Bud Light Tailgate Zone.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sugar Alcohols Sugar alcohols like xylitol, sorbitol, and mannitol are low-calorie sweeteners that are sometimes used as sugar substitutes.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
24 Sep. 2025
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Check the nutrition facts label to see if a product contains sugar alcohols and how much.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
24 Sep. 2025
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The receptors in your hands respond to myriad stimuli-like pressures—vibrations in sync with 15 different families of neurons.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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There’s so much stimuli that I get really pumped doing it.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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This backpack already comes with two zippered pouches that are perfect for holding refillable toiletry bottles, makeup, and hair accessories.—
Jordyn Burrell,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Singha soda water, made by the Thai beer giant, is packaged in cute rounded bottles.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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On select dates, the pop-up offers a unique drink-and-tattoo experience, as well as live tarot readings ready to reveal what the spirits have in store.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025
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The pair was in good spirits during the season 8 reunion, with Daniel flaunting a tattoo of Taylor's eyes on his chest that's equal parts romantic and upsetting.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Stimulants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulants. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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