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
Now a combination of factors, including the presence of vast deposits of lithium about a mile under the Salton Sea’s bottom, might provide enough impetus for a major reclamation project that is certain to cost several billions of dollars.
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Six months on, those words are yet to yield anything tangible, but the project has been given fresh impetus by the club’s new American owners, The Friedkin Group (TFG).
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
If the bottom-line calculus is clear, however, the creative impetus isn’t always.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Ensuring children who began attending private school last fall with ESA assistance wouldn’t be forced back into their old school wasn’t the only impetus for the creation of the ESA Rescue Fund.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Jorge L. Ortiz, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2025
Six months on, those words are yet to yield anything tangible, but the project has been given fresh impetus by the club’s new American owners, The Friedkin Group (TFG).
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 21 Mar. 2025
If the bottom-line calculus is clear, however, the creative impetus isn’t always.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Ensuring children who began attending private school last fall with ESA assistance wouldn’t be forced back into their old school wasn’t the only impetus for the creation of the ESA Rescue Fund.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impetus
Noun
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Additionally, there was the buyout and retirement incentives of another 3,000 employees.—
Mike Dombeck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2025
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Therefore, there should be incentive for everyone to work collectively to get rid of STDs and give any efforts to do so more than a slow clap, so to speak.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Katherine, an avid reader who loves James Joyce and modern poetry, tries her hand at screenwriting, with Fred’s encouragement.—
Mark Athitakis,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Not only this, his friends also came to his defense, offering words of encouragement.—
Matt Robison,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now, both sides of the trade have sincere motivation here.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Doncic will have plenty of motivation heading into this matchup.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Conscious perception is the ability of human beings to become aware of the stimuli received by their senses.—
Jorge Garay,
Wired News,
19 Apr. 2025
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This micro-moment creates space between stimulus and response, where emotional intelligence flourishes.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Impetus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetus. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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