motived

verb

Definition of motivednext
past tense of motive
as in motivated

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  1. motivated
  2. energized
  3. inspired
  4. induced
  5. animated
  6. activated
Verb
  • Causing the mistrust is a perception that insurance companies are motivated not by the best interests of their patients but by the need to make money, leading them to deny claims, Macis said.
    Riley Gutiérrez McDermid, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some may be motivated by personal connections to the cause, while others may seek transparency in how funds are being used.
    Raviraj Hegde, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of motivated
Verb
  • Michael Jordan energized the NBA in the mid-1980s, but Larry Bird and Magic Johnson had already put the league on solid footing.
    Sean Gregory, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Staying energized and positive during a prolonged search, especially in a competitive market, can be challenging.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of energized
Verb
  • Get inspired by a weekly roundup on living well, made simple.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The rising demand inspired Mark and Alexandra to focus solely on authentic ‘babcia-style’ cooking, changing the deli’s name to Alexandra Foods Company in 1995.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of inspired
Verb
  • Believing that government subsidies for higher education have induced harmful over-consumption of schooling is no more against higher education than fighting obesity is against caloric intake.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The entire affair smelled like a quasi-constitutional coup attempt authored by a desperate head of state whose intensive bickering with the National Assembly over everything from budgets to investigations had induced a nervous breakdown.
    Daniel R. DePetris, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of induced
Verb
  • This becomes especially apparent during action set pieces and whenever things are engulfed in flames that seem digitally crafted and animated at a distractingly different frame rate.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But the story is less important than the visuals, which mark a dramatic improvement over Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 animated The Lord of the Rings.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of animated
Verb
  • Pepperdine University, located near the fire, has activated its shelter-in-place protocol.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The research team plans to investigate the brain regions activated during the simultaneous experience of drug rewards and aversive cues.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of activated
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