as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity
fear of failing should be plenty of motivation to study for the test
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Recent Examples of motivations
So-to this old scout, the motivations for the Guardians trading Andres Gimenez were simple.
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Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
There is little nuance to anyone’s characterizations or motivations.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Police also recovered a firearm similar to the one used in the killing, a silencer, and a three-page handwritten manifesto that investigators say sheds light on his motivations, though its specific contents have not been revealed.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Against this verdant backdrop, Williams reflected on the motivations behind her unique beauty line.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Whatever a college or university’s initial motivations for making partner hires, doing so provides long-term benefits for faculty and students alike, Wolf-Wendel said.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
Point out my blind spots, hidden motivations, and self-sabotaging patterns.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But Berg’s true-to-history herringbone blazer and black mock-neck shirt also depicts the vast polarization between the ideals, values, and motivations of Berg and The Order, which brutally murdered the DJ in 1984.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Why More People Are Becoming Entrepreneurs The 2024 RBC Small Business Poll highlights a significant shift in motivations driving entrepreneurship in Canada.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
There is little nuance to anyone’s characterizations or motivations.
—Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
Police also recovered a firearm similar to the one used in the killing, a silencer, and a three-page handwritten manifesto that investigators say sheds light on his motivations, though its specific contents have not been revealed.
—Nik Popli, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Against this verdant backdrop, Williams reflected on the motivations behind her unique beauty line.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
Whatever a college or university’s initial motivations for making partner hires, doing so provides long-term benefits for faculty and students alike, Wolf-Wendel said.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
Point out my blind spots, hidden motivations, and self-sabotaging patterns.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But Berg’s true-to-history herringbone blazer and black mock-neck shirt also depicts the vast polarization between the ideals, values, and motivations of Berg and The Order, which brutally murdered the DJ in 1984.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Why More People Are Becoming Entrepreneurs The 2024 RBC Small Business Poll highlights a significant shift in motivations driving entrepreneurship in Canada.
—Melissa Houston, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Motivations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motivations. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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