stimulation

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Recent Examples of stimulation Cantone said in an interview with the Herald that Guarino gave her an electro-stimulation device to use on the left side of her face in the days following the initial procedure. — Ella Moore july 23, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026 The new World Health Organization guidelines recommend cognitive training, cognitive stimulation, and participation in a variety of social activities for adults with both normal cognition as well as mild impairment. — Kathleen Felton, Time, 21 July 2026 Constant stimulation and connectivity do not always build emotional maturity, social skills or decision-making capacity. — Susan Curtin, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 But over the past few decades, new technology has enabled more constant stimulation, and the new economics of sports management have encouraged it. — Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 Those neural messages are then translated into electrical stimulation patterns given to the forearm muscles, which move as intended. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026 Boredom and under-stimulation Cats need more mental engagement than most people assume. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026 All the exquisite details—the man’s glowing salmon-pink tunic, the cherrylike tip of his headdress, the fluffy tassels—are an excuse for pure visual stimulation. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Researchers used scalp electrodes to track activity in the frontal and occipital lobes before, during and after the sensory stimulation. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
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  1. stimulus
  2. incentive
  3. encouragement
  4. inducement
  5. stimulant
Noun
  • The next frontier of value will not be the fastest answer or the most personalized stimulus.
    — Regan Peng, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Analysts said the persistence of such underlying weakness also raises the question of whether Chinese officials will turn to more fiscal stimulus to try and boost domestic spending.
    — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Definition of stimulus
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  • Cordero’s visit to Costa Rica feeds into a wider picture in Latin America, as more countries inaugurate tax breaks and incentives.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
  • State and local incentives from South Carolina and Greenville County account for approximately $200 million.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of incentive
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  • For those future divorcees, Lau has some encouragement from the other side.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Disney also introduced a first-of-its-kind red carpet activation at the film’s Los Angeles premiere, where cast members and guests stopped at a life-size interactive lily pad to write messages of encouragement for children in hospitals.
    — Naomi Jeffries, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026
Definition of encouragement
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  • The program was renamed cap-and-invest and refiners were given free emission rights as an inducement to remain in the state.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
  • China actively targets Tibetan lamas in exile with inducements.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026
Definition of inducement
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  • Evidence about ordinary coffee cannot be extrapolated to high-dose caffeine products or energy drinks, which may deliver caffeine rapidly and include other stimulants.
    — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • For example, certain diuretics, antihistamines or stimulants may increase the risk of side effects from heat, according to the CDC.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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