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
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IRS is sending out stimulus checks to 1 million taxpayers.
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Each arm can also react independently to stimuli without involving the central brain.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
Since September, the Chinese government has unveiled stimulus measures such as monetary policy easing policies and plans to counteract the property market’s decline.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Lastly, coupled with all else that is afoot in the wider market are some traders' hopes of an uptick in near-term crude demand from China as the market keenly awaits what further economic stimulus measures are taken by Beijing in the first quarter of the year.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 15 Jan. 2025
Each arm can also react independently to stimuli without involving the central brain.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2025
Since September, the Chinese government has unveiled stimulus measures such as monetary policy easing policies and plans to counteract the property market’s decline.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 10 Jan. 2025
Lastly, coupled with all else that is afoot in the wider market are some traders' hopes of an uptick in near-term crude demand from China as the market keenly awaits what further economic stimulus measures are taken by Beijing in the first quarter of the year.
—Gaurav Sharma, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulus
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From tax credits and down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers to incentives for builders to invest in new construction, these positive proposals would have positively affected this vexing problem.—
David Byrd,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Wolverines were so invested in talent retention that a One More Year Fund was launched to, as the name suggests, provide financial incentives for stars like Blake Corum to stay for one more year instead of turning pro.—
Matt Baker,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Michelle says that while the impending inauguration may have been the impetus behind the event, the celebration was so much more than its context.—
Oliver Haug,
Them,
20 Jan. 2025
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Russian analysts say that the impetus from Washington to revive diplomacy represents a potential sea change.—
Fred Weir,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Jan. 2025
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In the hours and days that followed Andrews’ heartbreaking drop in the corner of the end zone, his teammates offered praise and words of encouragement.—
Sam Cohn,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2025
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By offering the bears verbal encouragement—and treats like carrots and apples—keepers can train them to participate in their own medical care: for example, by teaching the animals to hold out a paw for a blood draw or stand up on cue for a visual examination of the torso and legs.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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The swingman’s stats have also faltered this past month, with his scoring and shooting attempts dropping drastically, which many have attributed to Butler’s uninspired play and seeming lack of motivation.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Proving a fire was started by arson is easy and the motivation is often implicitly obvious, Nazzaro said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Stimulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulus. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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