stimulations

Definition of stimulationsnext
plural of stimulation

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Noun
  • By this decade, your body has started to naturally lose muscle mass, and putting on new muscle may be more difficult due to anabolic resistance, which blunts the muscle’s ability to respond to external stimuli like exercise and protein.
    Emma Loewe, Outside, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Word games, information sleuthing, instructional videos, and even just chatting with friends can provide positive stimuli.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • Kansas and Missouri have spent the past 18 months trying to secure the team through sweeping stadium-funding incentives packages — which the Chiefs used last month to announce their intentions for a move to Kansas.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The country is largely focused on a self-sufficiency drive to build up its chipmaking capabilities, a push that’s included readying a new round of incentives of as much as $70 billion for the chip sector.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Among stimulants paired with fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamines were the most common, surpassing alcohol, heroin and benzodiazepines.
    Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Statewide data shows an average of about 32% of the total fatal overdoses in adults 55 and older included both stimulants like methamphetamine or cocaine and an opioid.
    Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Hints, counsels, warnings, remonstrations, even encouragements are, in the end, of limited value.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Stimulations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulations. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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