as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater
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Recent Examples of stimulus
Housing prices rose rapidly due to the amount of stimulus, migrations, and remote work, but now much of that money has been spent, while prices are starting to correct.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, much of the EU’s stimulus still flowing from the earlier NextGenerationEU package is worth up to €806.9 billion (about $880 billion) through 2026.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
To put it into perspective, the two 2020 and one 2021 stimulus checks issued to Americans from the stimulus package totaled around $931 billion in financial relief via the stimulus checks, according to reports from the Government Accountability Office in 2022.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 25 July 2025
The big story China’s economy requires more than short-term stimulus, even as deflationary pressures intensify.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 July 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
Meanwhile, much of the EU’s stimulus still flowing from the earlier NextGenerationEU package is worth up to €806.9 billion (about $880 billion) through 2026.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 28 July 2025
To put it into perspective, the two 2020 and one 2021 stimulus checks issued to Americans from the stimulus package totaled around $931 billion in financial relief via the stimulus checks, according to reports from the Government Accountability Office in 2022.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 25 July 2025
The big story China’s economy requires more than short-term stimulus, even as deflationary pressures intensify.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulus
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The result is a misaligned affordability signal that dulls incentives to adapt and crowds out private innovation.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Big Detroit automakers have continued to transition from internal combustion engines to EV technology even as President Donald Trump’s administration unwinds incentives for automakers to go electric.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement In New York, part of the impetus for this bail reform was the story of Kalief Browder, a young man in the Bronx who was arrested at age 16 for allegedly stealing a backpack.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
12 Aug. 2025
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When decisions are made by any medical organization with financial interests, the primary impetus of the Oath is lost; the AMA’s control over payment schedules reinforces and exemplifies a corrupt institutional flaw.—
David Marks,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Aug. 2025
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Ideas are met with encouragement, ambition is recognized rather than questioned, and growth feels limitless.—
Rachelle Rutherford,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Both documents were filed under seal, so not released to the public, and followed encouragement from the judge presiding over the case to investigate likely violations of the court’s gag order.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Aug. 2025
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Over the decades his methods and motivations have been the subject of intense scrutiny and not a little criticism.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
5 Aug. 2025
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San Diego State coach Sean Lewis brings in speakers from time to time who can provide motivation, education and inspiration to the football team.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Stimulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulus. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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