stimulation

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Recent Examples of stimulation These are often conditions that mostly affect women and that can leave patients completely disabled—sensitive to light and sound, spending most of their time in a completely dark room with no stimulation. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026 Let’s let go of the self-identification with boredom or over-stimulation claiming to overshadow our path to progress. — Tony Lobl, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026 The game offers mental stimulation and brain health benefits, and it’s been found to encourage executive function in elderly people and improve short-term memory. — Eva Flowe, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 Over time, that stimulation can create cellular damage, systemic inflammation and weight gain. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026 This abrupt transition from rest to constant stimulation leads to mental clutter. — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Tim Stockwell, who headed the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research from 2004 to 2020, said adding the stimulation of energy drinks to the impaired judgment caused by alcohol is a recipe for risky behavior. — Ashley Okwuosa, STAT, 30 July 2026 Unlike burnout, which is typically associated with chronic stress and heavy workloads, career rust-out is linked to a lack of purpose, challenge or stimulation at work. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 The title Wowed Out comes from a phrase James coined to describe the sensory overload of the modern condition, living amid constant stimulation, according to a press release. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulation
  1. stimulus
  2. incentive
  3. encouragement
  4. inducement
  5. stimulant
Noun
  • Instead, Beijing rolled out a roughly $586 billion stimulus—equivalent to around 12 percent of China’s GDP in 2008—funneled almost entirely into infrastructure and construction.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The gloves must be applied directly to someone's skin to deliver a pain stimulus that typically helps an officer gain compliance within seconds, according to the company.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of stimulus
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  • There has been no confirmation from SpaceX or Louisiana officials … But earlier this year the Louisiana Legislature passed a package of incentives for aerospace companies, including liability protections and property tax breaks.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Marketers need to treat the student as the primary decision-maker, using tangible incentives, student-friendly pricing, and direct campus engagement to lower the risk of trying a new product and justify its value well past move-in day.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of incentive
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  • Officials are asking residents to continue to pray and send words of encouragement and support to those affected by the flooding.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Spacing of races will be important as encouragement for participation in the six-race series in a five-month span.
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of encouragement
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  • The House settlement authorizes the CSC to review NIL deals for evidence of possible recruiting inducements and similar forms of compensation used to sway where athletes decide to play.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • As an inducement to get votes from conservative rural congressional members, the OBBBA included a $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund, but this is substantially less money than the Medicaid cuts will total across rural America.
    — Keith Humphreys, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of inducement
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  • Cases where a patient is malnourished are challenging, because research has shown putting in a feeding tube or giving them appetite stimulants doesn’t improve their outcomes, Lee said.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Current therapies, stimulants and sodium oxybates, carry risk of misuse, and patients still feel sleepy while taking them.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of stimulant

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