as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
the huge rebates that the auto companies were offering were all the encouragement I needed to buy a new car
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Recent Examples of encouragement
What mattered most was being able to share a few words of encouragement with them—reminding them to stay the course, to keep going no matter what, to believe in themselves.
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James Dinardo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Those responses were the encouragement Mez needed.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Ebony said a special moment is when plungers are ready to hit the lake, Special Olympians are there to shout encouragement.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Putin, of course, needs no encouragement in this department.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
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James Dinardo, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Those responses were the encouragement Mez needed.
—Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Ebony said a special moment is when plungers are ready to hit the lake, Special Olympians are there to shout encouragement.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Putin, of course, needs no encouragement in this department.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for encouragement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encouragement
Noun
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Additionally, there was the buyout and retirement incentives of another 3,000 employees.—
Mike Dombeck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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Therefore, there should be incentive for everyone to work collectively to get rid of STDs and give any efforts to do so more than a slow clap, so to speak.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Yet it must be acknowledged that the impetus for the freezing of federal dollars for certain universities was a crisis for Jewish students, caused by the failure of college administrators to counter antisemitism and the harassment of Jews on campus.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Likewise, the impetus may be the same for McDonald’s customers.—
BYAlex Ledsom,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now, both sides of the trade have sincere motivation here.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the gripping Prime Video action-thriller G20, family becomes both motivation and lifeline amid political mayhem.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Conscious perception is the ability of human beings to become aware of the stimuli received by their senses.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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This micro-moment creates space between stimulus and response, where emotional intelligence flourishes.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Encouragement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encouragement. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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