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as in excitement
something that arouses a strong response from another
the insulting remark was all the incitement that was needed for a fight to break out
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as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
the approaching deadline was certainly an incitement to get going on the assignment
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About seven in 10 Americans describe the election as a source of anxiety or frustration, with excitement noticeably absent.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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For Dasha, who recently wrapped on her first ever Austin festival appearance, the excitement for giving a more carefree performance at the Green Room event was palpable.Matt Tighe, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Boden reports near-weekly inquiries since the incentive’s introduction.Patrick Frater, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Although the incentives vary by cruise line, different status levels are usually based on the number of nights a passenger sails.Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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With encouragement from a wide range of GOP leaders, including Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson, many Republicans also believe that large numbers of undocumented immigrants are committing crimes by illegally voting in elections.Francis Wilkinson, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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So all of that encouragement hits me differently from the approach of some boot camp commandant.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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The impetus to write this article was a question posed in the Gmail subreddit by a Gmail user whose main account had been compromised, despite having 2FA in place, and wanted to know if setting up a second account could be done without it being compromised by the same threat actor.Davey Winder, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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For two of Usher’s dancers, the upbeat fare served as an impetus to take their bond to the next level.Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024
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As Golden Week approached, the Chinese economy struggled despite early stimulus measures announced by the CCP.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Some argue that, if Obama’s stimulus package—initially estimated at seven hundred and eighty-seven billion dollars—had been bigger, the Great Recession, and the resulting level of political discontent, would have been less severe.Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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Police are investigating the case as a hate crime, classifying the offense as a simple assault with an anti-gay bias motivation, according to the police report.Joe Kottke, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024
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As noted by WebMD, typical signs include physical, emotional and mental exhaustion, alongside feelings of cynicism or detachment from work, forgetfulness and diminished motivation.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Incitement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incitement. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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