spurred

past tense of spur
as in dug
to urge or push forward with or as if with a pointed object gently spurred the horse with his heels

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“Spurred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spurred. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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