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
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IRS is sending out stimulus checks to 1 million taxpayers.
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
And the $5 trillion stimulus the Fed injected into the U.S. economy sent asset prices soaring and led to an enormous surge in venture capital funding into the Bay Area economy.
—Christopher Thornberg, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
The team posits that this network helps the rays’ tails pinpoint stimuli in the surrounding water.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
What to Know The new payments, known as Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC), are being sent to eligible taxpayers who did not claim federal stimulus checks they were entitled to as part of their tax returns for 2021.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kelly Tyko, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025
And the $5 trillion stimulus the Fed injected into the U.S. economy sent asset prices soaring and led to an enormous surge in venture capital funding into the Bay Area economy.
—Christopher Thornberg, The Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2025
The team posits that this network helps the rays’ tails pinpoint stimuli in the surrounding water.
—Jack Tamisiea, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
What to Know The new payments, known as Recovery Rebate Credit (RRC), are being sent to eligible taxpayers who did not claim federal stimulus checks they were entitled to as part of their tax returns for 2021.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulus
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The group has proposed uncapping the tax incentive for productions that shoot in LA County for the next three years as part of the overall disaster relief effort as well as calling on the studios and streamers to pledge at least 10% more production in LA over the next three years.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Feb. 2025
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The consumption slump, worsened by weak consumer and business confidence and the near collapse of the property sector, has prompted Beijing to loosen its monetary policy and pursue various forms of stimulus, including pay increases in for civil servants and tax incentives for property purchases.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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Before leaving for Tokyo, Jacobs spoke with WWD about his return to Japan and the impetus behind doing an exclusive partnership in Japan with Isetan.—
Lisa Lockwood,
WWD,
14 Feb. 2025
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The big impetus behind Pakistan was to present a more complete picture of Pakistani cuisine.—
Sonya Rehman,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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Throughout this period, my pets were and still are my greatest source of encouragement.—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2025
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The comments on Moore's birthday post for Tallulah were full of encouragement and compliments for Demi and Bruce.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some of her motivation comes from personal experiences as a caregiver and helping family members keep track of their medications – which can get complicated.—
Michael Merschel/ American Heart Association News,
Boston Herald,
9 Feb. 2025
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Mahomes' opponent, the Eagles, will also have some motivation.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Stimulus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulus. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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