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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Plus, if a potentially nonfunctional fridge isn’t incentive enough to give the ice maker a deep clean from time to time, Shimek says that the combination of dark areas and water can be an impetus for mold growth.
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Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
There is no money left at all for butter in the state budget, but that can be handled by the market sector, which is still in place in Putin’s Russia thanks to the impetus given more than three decades ago by Gaidar’s reforms.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
Another source said that part of the impetus to wrap up the conversations this week is that House members will be in their districts and traveling next week.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 10 July 2024
Cartier moved here in 1899 thanks to the impetus of Louis Cartier, the eldest of the three Cartier brothers, who wanted the company to have a noble address in the heart of Parisian high society.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 7 July 2024
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Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2024
There is no money left at all for butter in the state budget, but that can be handled by the market sector, which is still in place in Putin’s Russia thanks to the impetus given more than three decades ago by Gaidar’s reforms.
—Andrei Kolesnikov, Foreign Affairs, 10 July 2024
Another source said that part of the impetus to wrap up the conversations this week is that House members will be in their districts and traveling next week.
—Nikole Killion, CBS News, 10 July 2024
Cartier moved here in 1899 thanks to the impetus of Louis Cartier, the eldest of the three Cartier brothers, who wanted the company to have a noble address in the heart of Parisian high society.
—Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 7 July 2024
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“Impetus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impetus. Accessed 25 Aug. 2024.
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