encouragement

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Recent Examples of encouragement During each roughly 30-minute episode, a celebrity tells stories and offers words of encouragement along with a motivational playlist. Andrew Gebhart, PCMAG, 3 Jan. 2025 While sharing several recent and throwback photos of himself posing with his daughter on Dec. 24, the drummer posted some words of encouragement for her on Instagram. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 The proclamation also served as an important symbol of allyship and encouragement for legislators from other communities to value AAPI, Mielke said. Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024 Seek support: Surround yourself with mentors, peers or professionals who can provide perspective and encouragement. Raquel Gomes, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for encouragement 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encouragement
Noun
  • While much of the Republican tax agenda involves continuing measures the party passed in 2017, Mr. Trump and other Republicans have floated additional ideas, including no taxes on tips and new incentives for corporations to manufacture in the United States.
    Andrew Duehren, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Overall sales are down 1.7 percent this year after European governments withdrew a number of subsidies and incentives.
    Jessica Bateman, WIRED, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This structural inequity points to a shortfall in the current retirement landscape and should be an impetus for companies to consider redesigning their retirement benefit plans.
    Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But according to a team source, the impetus for Burnes’ six-year, $210 million deal stemmed more from increases in revenues from attendance and sponsorship and the standard competitive-balance tax proceeds.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Police say Clarke has refused to speak or provide any motivation.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
  • This storytelling reveals the leader’s motivations and principles, helping team members feel more connected to their vision and approach.
    Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • 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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“Encouragement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encouragement. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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