as in incentive
something that arouses action or activity
the reward money should be sufficient impetus for someone to come forward with information about the robbery
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Recent Examples of impetus
In that way the impetus for passing tort reform in South Carolina is similar to the motivation behind further income tax rate reduction.
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The impetus for Los Angeles County now is to ensure that fire-proof materials are used in construction, meaning no wood shingle roofs, installing sprinkler systems linked to independent water sources, and only planting fire-resistant trees.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The impetus for the movie came when Hilary Maslon gave the family’s home movies of the house to Preservation Mirage.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
The impetus for getting into climbing was a fluke—the Goodwyn family had been on the way to ride in Bentonville, Arkansas when an injury threw a wrench in their plans.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
The impetus for Los Angeles County now is to ensure that fire-proof materials are used in construction, meaning no wood shingle roofs, installing sprinkler systems linked to independent water sources, and only planting fire-resistant trees.
—Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025
The impetus for the movie came when Hilary Maslon gave the family’s home movies of the house to Preservation Mirage.
—Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2025
The impetus for getting into climbing was a fluke—the Goodwyn family had been on the way to ride in Bentonville, Arkansas when an injury threw a wrench in their plans.
—Maya Silver, Outside Online, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impetus
Noun
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New state and federal incentives will pay the bulk of the cost for the upgrade, making this an even more cost-effective choice.—
Ben Roush,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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Within days of taking office, Trump signed an executive order pausing the disbursement of funds from the Inflation Reduction Act, despite the fact that red states have largely benefited from the legislation’s clean energy incentives.—
Bella Kubach,
Orlando Sentinel,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That is, encouragement that’s backed up with specific reasons and rationale.—
Scott Mautz, Contributor,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Mentors provide guidance, encouragement and constructive feedback, helping mentees build the confidence needed to take risks, lead projects and contribute meaningfully.—
Doug Flaig,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Recognition continues to be a leading driver of engagement, impacting employee connection, motivation, and pride.—
Bob Helbig,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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Based on my experience, when this process is delegated to a product UI or AI agent, motivation to respond decreases even more.—
Peter Potapov,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Speaker of the House also threw cold water on the idea of a DOGE Dividend stimulus check according to The Hill.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Will there be a DOGE stimulus check?What to know about whether Americans will see savings Another step to take is to start moving a few hundred dollars of your monthly take-home pay into an emergency savings fund, a dwindling backup many Americans have had to dip into amid rising costs.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Impetus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetus. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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