as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
the huge rebates that the auto companies were offering were all the encouragement I needed to buy a new car
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Recent Examples of encouragement
Messages and encouragement kept coming in.
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Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
And Veronica Burton and Kayla Thornton screamed words of encouragement to the rookie.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Lamoureux praised the encouragement that BAMtheatre has received through the years.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
After the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, and with encouragement from the Trump administration, Republicans in several Southern states — Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina — have moved quickly to redraw maps in their favor.
—Ashley Wu, New York Times, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for encouragement
Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
And Veronica Burton and Kayla Thornton screamed words of encouragement to the rookie.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
Lamoureux praised the encouragement that BAMtheatre has received through the years.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
After the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, and with encouragement from the Trump administration, Republicans in several Southern states — Louisiana, Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina — have moved quickly to redraw maps in their favor.
—Ashley Wu, New York Times, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for encouragement
Recent Examples of Synonyms for encouragement
Noun
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Building more starter homes may be harder, since the financial incentives are to build more expensive homes.—
Allison Schrager,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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People also will receive help with family reunification, landlord incentives, case conferences, and finding safe parking.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
Noun
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The beloved 35-year-old Florida Ficus at the entrance is the impetus for the iconic logo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The impetus of Vanity Fair’s meeting with Nézet-Séguin was the Met’s new production of El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, a recent work from US composer Gabriela Lena Frank (in her Met debut).—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
Noun
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No matter the motivation or trading strategy, going short is a bet that a stock will decline in price.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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Osuch said the ability to keep his future options open was his motivation.—
Cyril A. Reinicke,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Competitor Ross saw comparable sales jump a staggering 17%, beating expectations of 9%, and also attributed some of its outsize growth to extra stimulus.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 June 2026
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The Obama administration did spend $34 million from the $787 billion 2009 economic stimulus package — or less than four one-thousandths of 1% of the total package — to reconstruct the Reflecting Pool in a two-year project that wrapped up in August 2012.—
Joseph Konig,
PEOPLE,
29 May 2026
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“Encouragement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/encouragement. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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