inspirational

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspirational
Adjective
  • Buffalo also had an inspiring end to the season two years ago, and that’s what has made fans skeptical that this late-season run means much.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The future is incredibly inspiring as the brand continues to create awareness around the importance of fitness, movement and wellness.
    Amy Shoenthal, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Economic growth − uneven and fragile In raw numbers, Cambodia’s economic progress over the past two decades has been impressive.
    Sophal Ear, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • After impressive defensive work, Spence laid the ball back to Vicario, who appeared to have several straightforward passing options.
    Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In my view, this is one of the more exciting uses of a foldable display in PCs because people like the portability of 13-inch laptops, but not necessarily the actual size of the display.
    Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • After competing to see who could thread a cushion full of needles the quickest (which still managed to be more exciting than Squid Game: The Challenge's anticlimactic game of Rock, Paper, Scissors), the final three took their places behind their boxes for one final game.
    Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • By the end, some of the provocative moves with the rattling bone piles will likely fuel criticism from the usual close-minded detractors.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
  • And while the notion that Lennon and Ono came to understand America through its television programming is provocative, too frequently the collage of grim news and glib ads leans toward the tritely ironic.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Inspirational.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspirational. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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