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
This means glucose enters the bloodstream more gradually compared to non-fermented bread made with baker’s yeast, which lacks these acids.
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Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 June 2026
It's made by combining tea (usually green or black), a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY), and a touch of sugar to feed the SCOBY.
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Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
With minor formula tweaks, architectural components can be produced with an array of colors that can range from yellow to brown tones by adding natural pigments or colorful yeast strains.
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Shirl Leigh
june 08,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
Locals believed the city’s cool, foggy climate nurtured a unique strain of wild yeast—a theory since debunked.
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Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for yeast
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 June 2026
It's made by combining tea (usually green or black), a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY), and a touch of sugar to feed the SCOBY.
—
Lauren Panoff,
Verywell Health,
8 June 2026
With minor formula tweaks, architectural components can be produced with an array of colors that can range from yellow to brown tones by adding natural pigments or colorful yeast strains.
—
Shirl Leigh
june 08,
New Atlas,
8 June 2026
Locals believed the city’s cool, foggy climate nurtured a unique strain of wild yeast—a theory since debunked.
—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for yeast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeast
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And given that such systems are physically possible, powerful economic and strategic incentives exist for technologists and entrepreneurs to build them.
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The money is an incentive granted by the city after working more than 20 years to attract a builder with a project appropriate for the property, which was cleared decades earlier for redevelopment.
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The Forest Service has cited cost savings as the impetus for a reorganization that will shutter dozens of research facilities.
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And the main impetus for that arboreal death was the state’s dwindling water supply.
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To his family, Clive was Dad and Granddaddy, the steady presence at the center of our lives, the source of wisdom, strength, encouragement, and unconditional love.
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Moreover, what moves women forward is action rather than encouragement.
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China also engineered a massive government stimulus package to stabilize its economy.
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Central banks thought that forward guidance, particularly when interest rates were very low, could provide additional market stimulus.
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Well, that gives me all the more motivation to bust right through that thing.
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This decline deprives teens of vital skill development, work experience, and motivation, fostering pessimism among Gen Z.
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“Yeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeast. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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