as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
the reward money should be sufficient impetus for someone to come forward with information about the robbery
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Recent Examples of impetus
The audition was from the very first episode, the impetus of the show, where Charlie Cale’s friend gets murdered.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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
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
Over time and with the impetus of new technology, trust patterns can shift.
—Yasmin Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2025
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
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
Over time and with the impetus of new technology, trust patterns can shift.
—Yasmin Green, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impetus
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As an example, traditional regulatory efforts tend to be seen as restrictive, while industrial policy typically incorporates enabling incentives to stimulate private or public sector action.—
Paulo Carvão,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Too quick of a shift could lead many aging rice farmers to just retire, while large commercial farms may need more incentives to switch back to producing mainly rice over other crops.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
18 July 2025
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Axios reported last month that Trump stopped short of endorsing Rogers during a February dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Republican senators, but offered encouragement.—
M.L. Elrick,
Freep.com,
23 July 2025
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Others shared words of encouragement and admiration for Savage.—
Colson Thayer,
People.com,
22 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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To put it into perspective, the two 2020 and one 2021 stimulus checks issued to Americans from the stimulus package totaled around $931 billion in financial relief via the stimulus checks, according to reports from the Government Accountability Office in 2022.—
Joyce Orlando,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 July 2025
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The big story China’s economy requires more than short-term stimulus, even as deflationary pressures intensify.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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“Impetus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetus. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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