as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
taxation without representation proved to be the yeast of rebellion
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Recent Examples of yeast
Think of it like a recipe for making bread, which requires yeast and flour.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Whole cluster pressed and fermented with native yeast, this succulent rose brims with bright fresh strawberry and watermelon notes.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Motif FoodWorks, a company that was using yeast to produce a meaty-tasting protein called Hemami, went out of business the same year.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
By feeding it urea extracted from human urine, the yeast initiates a biochemical chain reaction that results in the secretion of crystalline hydroxyapatite, just like osteoblasts do.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2025
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
Whole cluster pressed and fermented with native yeast, this succulent rose brims with bright fresh strawberry and watermelon notes.
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
Motif FoodWorks, a company that was using yeast to produce a meaty-tasting protein called Hemami, went out of business the same year.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
By feeding it urea extracted from human urine, the yeast initiates a biochemical chain reaction that results in the secretion of crystalline hydroxyapatite, just like osteoblasts do.
—Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeast
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Advertisement While there has never been a federal mandate to buy electric vehicles, Trump’s bill does eliminate federal tax incentives for electric-vehicle owners, which is expected to hurt Musk’s company Tesla.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
7 July 2025
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While these efforts have generally failed to boost birth rates, one notable exception is the Hubei province city of Tianmen, where incentives were followed by a notable surge in births last year.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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But another member of the Southeastern Connecticut delegation who served as the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Aundre Bumgardner, D-Groton, said that the Plainfield proposal had been the primary impetus for the bill.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
9 July 2025
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Still, Streeter suggested that further pressure from the U.K. regulator could provide the impetus required to accelerate changes within the company.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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Jason Bateman even offered Shepard some encouragement to lock it down.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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By July, a garden in full bloom may need some encouragement to keep its beautiful flowers in supply.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
11 July 2025
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Chinese markets were sharply higher in earlier trading, buoyed by signs of possible additional stimulus measures in China and Goldman Sachs Group’s upgrade of Hong Kong stocks to market-weight.—
Teresa Cerojano,
Chicago Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Using a tool to measure how patients perceive stimuli like temperature and touch, researchers in Germany found that women with lipedema had a lower pain threshold compared with other women.—
Francesca Gilbard,
NBC news,
10 July 2025
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Being direct with people earns their respect faster than any lecture about motivation.—
Marek Niedzwiedz,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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Numerous questions remain about the shooting, including Crooks’ motivation.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
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“Yeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeast. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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