as in to encourage
to rouse to strong feeling or action
the team was revved up by the coach's do-or-die locker room speech
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Valentine also testified that the FDA encourages infant formula companies to send in all adverse event reports and that nothing prevented Mead Johnson from doing so.
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Going forward, the city will encourage data center developers to submit an application for a special use district, meaning the site would specifically be used for a data center, nothing else.
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Montgomery’s death provoked an outpouring of heartfelt support.
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What the 1998 demolition unexpectedly uncovered roiled Miami and provoked a worldwide outcry — a mysterious set of 24 holes carved into the limestone bedrock in a perfect circle, 38 feet in diameter.
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The formula includes collagen-stimulating copper peptides and Matrixyl 3000 (a gentle retinol alternative) to quite-literally make the skin age in reverse.
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The process involved suctioning the newborn's airway and stimulating him.
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“Rev (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rev%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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