yeasts

noun

Definition of yeastsnext
plural of yeast
as in incentives
something that arouses action or activity taxation without representation proved to be the yeast of rebellion

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  1. incentives
  2. motivations
  3. stimuli
Noun
  • Russia will also need some positive incentives to comply with a settlement.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • By early 2024, the village was ready to revitalize it, and the Village Board approved a TIF district that could help facilitate incentives for redevelopment.
    Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of incentives
Noun
  • In the realm of superhero cinema, origin stories explain our protagonist’s driving motivations.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • One effective and impactful way to do this is through psychographic segmentation to group customers in a specific market or space based on defining attitudes, values or motivations.
    Emily Ketchen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • This barrage of sensory stimuli asks more of our cognition than it is equipped to handle.
    Richard E. Cytowic, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Light stimuli might still feel irritating.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of stimuli
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