as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater
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Recent Examples of stimulus
Elon Musk's impending departure from the Department of Government Efficiency could impact the issue of stimulus checks funded through federal cost-cutting measures.
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s in line with Fishback’s initial proposal of turning 20% of DOGE’s savings into stimulus checks and using the rest to pay down the national debt.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Hint: There is only one How did the idea of a DOGE stimulus start?
—James Powel, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The majority, 60%, agreed with the choice to move schools to remote learning, and 65% agreed with the policy to send stimulus payments to American families, according to the report.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
That’s in line with Fishback’s initial proposal of turning 20% of DOGE’s savings into stimulus checks and using the rest to pay down the national debt.
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Hint: There is only one How did the idea of a DOGE stimulus start?
—James Powel, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025
The majority, 60%, agreed with the choice to move schools to remote learning, and 65% agreed with the policy to send stimulus payments to American families, according to the report.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulus
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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Those responses were the encouragement Mez needed.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Putin, of course, needs no encouragement in this department.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 Feb. 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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Doncic will have plenty of motivation heading into this matchup.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Stimulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulus. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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