as in encouragements
something that arouses action or activity
the handsome reward for the missing dog was an incentive for me to start looking
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Recent Examples of incentives
Rethinking the tax code BofA said AI will increase pressure on governments to provide wage insurance, enhanced unemployment benefits, reskilling incentives, and tax reform to ensure the gains from AI don’t concentrate in too few hands.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Provide state incentives for the expansion of private practitioners to take on 20% cliental of low-income, homeless and physically impaired patients to pay zero fees for services rendered.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Tracker‘s remote, rural locations setting would allow the series to take full advantage of the California incentives.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Many conversations will specifically focus on the passage of AB 1138 legislation that expands tax incentives for films and TV shows in the state.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
The top executive in December attempted to pitch Chiefs leaders on a slew of financial incentives to stay in Missouri just hours before the team announced a move to Kansas.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Currently, Baltimore City offers five different incentives to prospective homebuyers, including inducements for first-time homebuyers and residents moving into formerly vacant properties.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Municipalities can also offer incentives, such as tax breaks or infrastructure support, to encourage affordable housing construction.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 4 May 2026
Provide state incentives for the expansion of private practitioners to take on 20% cliental of low-income, homeless and physically impaired patients to pay zero fees for services rendered.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Tracker‘s remote, rural locations setting would allow the series to take full advantage of the California incentives.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 May 2026
Many conversations will specifically focus on the passage of AB 1138 legislation that expands tax incentives for films and TV shows in the state.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 4 May 2026
The top executive in December attempted to pitch Chiefs leaders on a slew of financial incentives to stay in Missouri just hours before the team announced a move to Kansas.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Currently, Baltimore City offers five different incentives to prospective homebuyers, including inducements for first-time homebuyers and residents moving into formerly vacant properties.
—Lily Carey, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2026
Some content creators are compensated, and this also creates problematic incentives in the system.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Municipalities can also offer incentives, such as tax breaks or infrastructure support, to encourage affordable housing construction.
—Ryan Von Weller, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incentives
Noun
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All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.—
Calin Van Paris,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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In October 2024 ahead of her own stay at MSG, Billie Eilish recorded encouragements to take the subways for environmental benefits.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Asking a musician about their influences can elicit a boiler plate response revealing little about their mindset and motivations.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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The difference between a genuinely pro-family agenda and a coercive one lies in the underlying assumptions and motivations.—
Sonya Borrero,
STAT,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Migraine Triggers Increase Brain Sensitivity Research indicates that people prone to migraines have a nervous system that reacts more strongly to triggers such as stress, hormones, or sensory stimuli.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
30 Apr. 2026
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The decision model positions the black box in a broader scenario that shows the interaction of external and internal stimuli as well as consumer responses.—
Félix Ortega MohedanoAll,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Incentives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incentives. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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