as in impetus
something that arouses action or activity
the former president's endorsement was all the momentum the campaign needed
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Recent Examples of momentum
Chicago Tribune The Hawks carried the momentum into the second period, but the Jets tilted things after Connor Murphy held Appleton.
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
An increase in momentum begins when Mercury ventures into Aries on May 15, one day before life resumes to its normal pace.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Boston, which trailed 4-1 in the opening period, tried to generate momentum for a comeback in the second period and enter the third period with control of the game.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Dope Thief The Bottom Line Can't sustain momentum after a strong start.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
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Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
An increase in momentum begins when Mercury ventures into Aries on May 15, one day before life resumes to its normal pace.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Boston, which trailed 4-1 in the opening period, tried to generate momentum for a comeback in the second period and enter the third period with control of the game.
—Julian McKenzie, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Dope Thief The Bottom Line Can't sustain momentum after a strong start.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for momentum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentum
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Yet it must be acknowledged that the impetus for the freezing of federal dollars for certain universities was a crisis for Jewish students, caused by the failure of college administrators to counter antisemitism and the harassment of Jews on campus.—
Christian Schneider,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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Likewise, the impetus may be the same for McDonald’s customers.—
BYAlex Ledsom,
Fortune,
16 Apr. 2025
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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
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Those responses were the encouragement Mez needed.—
Marcus D. Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
28 Feb. 2025
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Putin, of course, needs no encouragement in this department.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 Feb. 2025
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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
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Most taxpayers eligible for economic impact payments, known as stimulus checks, have already received them.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This tool could change how NC police test for DWIs April 4, 2025 3:38 PM Read Next North Carolina Could NC residents get a $5,000 DOGE stimulus check in 2025?—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Momentum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentum. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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