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
Your body normally responds to a wound with inflammation, which is an immune reaction that clears harmful stimuli and pathogens, often resulting in swelling and pain around the injury site.
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Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments But officials have so far stopped short of aggressive nationwide stimulus.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The Last 15 Presidents: A victory over Nazi Germany, creating the Peace Corps, taking the nation off the gold standard, a $787 billion stimulus package and other highlights of the first 100 days of the past 15 presidents.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Chinese factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in 16 months in April, adding urgency to Beijing’s efforts to roll out fresh economic stimulus.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments But officials have so far stopped short of aggressive nationwide stimulus.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The Last 15 Presidents: A victory over Nazi Germany, creating the Peace Corps, taking the nation off the gold standard, a $787 billion stimulus package and other highlights of the first 100 days of the past 15 presidents.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Chinese factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in 16 months in April, adding urgency to Beijing’s efforts to roll out fresh economic stimulus.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulus
Noun
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The Biden administration sought to encourage manufacturers to build in the United States, but those efforts are still in their early stages, and many of the government incentives are now on the chopping block.—
Dan Gearino,
Wired News,
31 May 2025
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While Enders’ report accuses Amazon of contributing to the piracy problem, as the owner of its own streaming service, Prime Video, Amazon has an incentive to fight piracy.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
Noun
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And that is the impetus for a Wyldwood setup that will encourage cast and crew to keep their own family units intact during productions — not exactly the norm in the industry.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Political developments are a big impetus for the changes.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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What stuck with her most were the messages of encouragement and the resilience of the kittens themselves.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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In public support of his sister’s health journey, Robert Irwin also took to Instagram to share words of encouragement.—
Sara Vallone,
Miami Herald,
25 May 2025
Noun
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Have the Yankees used that fifth inning for motivation or just flushed it?—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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The process is also shaped by a long-term signaling process where candidates express interest or withdraw based on personal motivations and interactions with the current leader.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Stimulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulus. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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