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
The formula leans into K-beauty’s love of fermented skin (and scalp) care, using Bifida ferment lysate, Lactobacillus ferment, and yeast extract to help support the scalp barrier and calm irritation.
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 Feb. 2026
Scout’s Doughnuts Since 2022, husband-and-wife duo JP and Ryland Rainsford have been turning out part-croissant, part-doughnut creations alongside classic yeast doughnuts and strong coffee at Scout's Doughnuts.
—Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Recently, Reber’s team used light refraction to infer cells’ densities, finding that the densities of cells from various species — frogs, worms, yeast, bacteria, fruit flies, zebra fish, and humans — ranged widely.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
So those two, plus some salt, some sugar, your yeast, of course, and some water.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
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Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 24 Feb. 2026
Scout’s Doughnuts Since 2022, husband-and-wife duo JP and Ryland Rainsford have been turning out part-croissant, part-doughnut creations alongside classic yeast doughnuts and strong coffee at Scout's Doughnuts.
—Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2026
Recently, Reber’s team used light refraction to infer cells’ densities, finding that the densities of cells from various species — frogs, worms, yeast, bacteria, fruit flies, zebra fish, and humans — ranged widely.
—Quanta Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
So those two, plus some salt, some sugar, your yeast, of course, and some water.
—Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for yeast
Noun
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That’s largely because the city of San Diego has been ahead of this curve for years, reducing regulations, creating incentives to build lower-cost housing and doing away with zoning restrictions.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Investors leverage this report to measure tightness in the labor market, which influences expectations around wage inflation; in a hot labor market, businesses need to pay up to attract talent, but when there are way more job-seekers than openings, less financial incentives are needed.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Presently, supporters’ anxiety stems from an absence of impetus from their side.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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After 10-year-old Opal moves with her preacher father to the tiny fictional town of Naomi, Florida, a chance encounter with a stray dog at the local Winn-Dixie grocery store is the impetus for making friends and ultimately coming to terms with the changes in her life.—
Libby Monteith Minor,
Southern Living,
28 Feb. 2026
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But Skinner, with the encouragement of other property owners, decided to fight back.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hazel swung the lamp in her hand and looked contemptuously at Ginny, surrounded by the naturalists and the teachers, who whispered encouragement.—
Yiyun Li,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Having relied only on non-visual stimuli, their mental models of the world are likely to be considerably different from those of sighted people.—
Sachin Rawat,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
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Similar to the ornate bank hall, the smaller side room influenced the work, with its curved white walls and absence of visual design stimuli.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Banks tells the camera, imagining herself talking to a rival, explaining her motivations for wanting to be a producer.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
6 Mar. 2026
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But there will be extra motivation upon his return to Tottenham, and the hope in the away end that perhaps a strong showing could propel his Palace career forward.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Yeast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/yeast. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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