stimulation

noun

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  1. stimulus
  2. incentive
  3. encouragement
  4. inducement
  5. stimulant
Noun
  • The massive stimulus spending that dulled the worst effects of COVID-19 and helped speed the recovery were also prime factors in the runaway inflation that came on the other side of the crisis.
    Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Despite all the stimulus money, despite all the investment in infrastructure and construction jobs, and all the support — now ended — to give people healthcare and housing assistance — the rich were simply getting richer while the average Joe or Jane was still just one paycheck away from disaster.
    Peter Green, Quartz, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of stimulus
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  • The Hudson's site was one of four downtown Detroit Bedrock developments approved for a $618 million Transformational Brownfield incentive.
    JC Reindl, Detroit Free Press, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Spain offers multiple funding opportunities and incentives.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of incentive
Noun
  • Muir offered the Lang brothers words of encouragement.
    Eric Noll, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Yet, according to the lawsuit, the chatbots' encouragements can turn dark, inappropriate, or even violent.
    Bobby Allyn, NPR, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of encouragement
Noun
  • That complaint repeated many of her initial claims, while also accusing the producers of breach of contract, false imprisonment, fraudulent inducement, and inflection of emotional distress.
    Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In theory, this would root out pay-for-play inducements.
    Justin Williams, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024
Definition of inducement
Noun
  • Glover suggests unplugging from any media about an hour before going to bed and avoiding stimulants before bedtime.
    Alice Park, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Products containing the herb berberine offer only a few pounds of weight loss, while many dietary supplement weight loss products contain stimulants such as sibutramine and laxatives such as phenolphthalein, which increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes and cancer.
    C. Michael White / The Conversation, Quartz, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of stimulant
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