as in incentive
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 motivation
Muna’s motivation for taking this extreme escape route is harder to read than Doe’s, or at least more conflicted.
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
There certainly won’t be any lacking for motivation Sunday, considering his first-ever trip to the Super Bowl is on the line.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The motivations for autonomy in these sectors are optimal workflow, addressing skilled worker shortages for physically challenging work and minimizing safety incidents.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
This sequence introduces The Agency as a maze of contradictory nationalist motivations, paranoia-inducing surveillance, and prevalent subterfuge — and, in its hidden center, a love story.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Jan. 2025
There certainly won’t be any lacking for motivation Sunday, considering his first-ever trip to the Super Bowl is on the line.
—Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
The motivations for autonomy in these sectors are optimal workflow, addressing skilled worker shortages for physically challenging work and minimizing safety incidents.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
This sequence introduces The Agency as a maze of contradictory nationalist motivations, paranoia-inducing surveillance, and prevalent subterfuge — and, in its hidden center, a love story.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for motivation
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motivation
Noun
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Likewise, there's no incentive to subscribe to Family Sharing, either, since the service has a free tier.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
31 Jan. 2025
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The fine print: The incentives deal is still being finalized, but a Department of Development spokesperson confirmed that Anduril has committed to creating 4,008 full-time jobs by the end of 2035 that will generate over $530 million in new annual payroll.—
Andrew King,
Axios,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Amidst all the talk in Washington about tax reform, it’s lost to most Americans what is the principal impetus behind it.—
Ryan Ellis,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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The thing is that a lot of the impetus for this was misinformation around the 2016 presidential election, like the fake news that the Pope had endorsed Donald Trump or conspiracy theories around Hillary Clinton.—
Lauren Goode,
WIRED,
23 Jan. 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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Perhaps most intriguingly, these principles are even being applied to the field of robotics, with researchers developing tiny mobile robots that can respond to environmental stimuli in ways inspired by natural mechanisms.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
6 Feb. 2025
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As consumers returned to dining out, traveling and other services, many fast-food cashiers, front-desk clerks and hair stylists were leery of coming back to in-person jobs and living off generous government stimulus checks and other aid, Hershbein said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Motivation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motivation. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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