as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
seeing a Broadway play for the first time was the stimulus for her career in the theater
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Recent Examples of stimulus
Your body normally responds to a wound with inflammation, which is an immune reaction that clears harmful stimuli and pathogens, often resulting in swelling and pain around the injury site.
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Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments But officials have so far stopped short of aggressive nationwide stimulus.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The Last 15 Presidents: A victory over Nazi Germany, creating the Peace Corps, taking the nation off the gold standard, a $787 billion stimulus package and other highlights of the first 100 days of the past 15 presidents.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Chinese factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in 16 months in April, adding urgency to Beijing’s efforts to roll out fresh economic stimulus.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Marley Dewey, The Conversation, 16 May 2025
Join 1 other in the comments View Comments But officials have so far stopped short of aggressive nationwide stimulus.
—John Liu, CNN Money, 30 Apr. 2025
The Last 15 Presidents: A victory over Nazi Germany, creating the Peace Corps, taking the nation off the gold standard, a $787 billion stimulus package and other highlights of the first 100 days of the past 15 presidents.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Chinese factory activity contracted at its fastest pace in 16 months in April, adding urgency to Beijing’s efforts to roll out fresh economic stimulus.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulus
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Deadline first told you this was in the works earlier this month and part of SP Media’s plans to boost local Hollywood shoots following their U.S. film and TV production incentive proposal to the President Donald Trump White House.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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An example of the latter includes receiving restricted stock units (RSUs) or exercising incentive stock options (ISOs).—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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And that is the impetus for a Wyldwood setup that will encourage cast and crew to keep their own family units intact during productions — not exactly the norm in the industry.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Political developments are a big impetus for the changes.—
Larry Light,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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What stuck with her most were the messages of encouragement and the resilience of the kittens themselves.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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On Saturday, Brinkley – who was married to Joel from 1985 to 1994 – took to social media to share her support and offer words of encouragement as Joel prepares to battle normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a rare disorder which affects his vision, hearing and balance.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2025
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The days of dodging class or suffering from a lack of motivation appear to be a thing of the past at Alpha School, a private pre-K through eighth grade institution that utilizes personalized artificial intelligence to teach an entire day of core academic lessons in just two hours.—
Alex Backus,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The process is also shaped by a long-term signaling process where candidates express interest or withdraw based on personal motivations and interactions with the current leader.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Stimulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulus. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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