motiving

verb

present participle of motive
as in setting off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motiving
  1. setting off
  2. pumping up
  3. motivating
  4. animating
  5. activating
  6. driving
  7. energizing
  8. inducing
Verb
  • Officials say the safest way to celebrate Independence Day is by attending one of the many professional fireworks shows scheduled across the Bay Area rather than setting off fireworks at home.
    — Maddie White, CBS News, 2 July 2026
  • Major League Baseball then issued a warning, setting off a firestorm of controversy, criticism and a referral for an investigation from the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of setting off
Verb
  • In other words, pumping up the stock market was seen as a way to drive consumer spending.
    — George Calhoun, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • Many of my fellow viewers enthusiastically embraced the role of wrestling fans and behaved as if at a WWE match, audibly pumping up the hero and booing her opponents.
    — Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026
Definition of pumping up
Verb
  • What, then, is motivating the 41-year-old to don Portugal’s kit for his sixth and final World Cup this summer?
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Blorian said Sporting’s current last-place standing is motivating and a welcome challenge to bring the club back up.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Definition of motivating
Verb
  • Railing against a new crop of progressive candidates has emerged as a more animating focus for a president who thrills to a fight.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • The entire process from mold making to animating the elephant now takes Prakashan and his crew about 15 days.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of animating
Verb
  • In her first year activating, Rowe said, Her Fantasy Box arrived with 20,000 units and left with none.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • In Bridgeport, officials are activating the cooling center protocol from Wednesday through Friday.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Definition of activating
Verb
  • Rodríguez Castro can be seen wearing a New York Yankees shirt, moving suggestively to driving percussive beats, punctuated by catchy, syncopated vocals.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Rainy weather driving tips Switch on headlights - Even during daylight hours, using headlights can enhance visibility and signal your presence to other drivers.
    — STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026
Definition of driving
Verb
  • The transition has been energizing for the organization, Sullivan says.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 June 2026
  • Acquiring Townsend has been an energizing move; her capabilities on the left-hand side playing alongside Truong and the lefty Ge suddenly makes Dallas a very dangerous team.
    — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of energizing
Verb
  • But New York got to him in the fifth, inducing three walks while getting a two-run homer off the bat of Max Schuemann.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
  • Earlier, engineers had to choose between slow, high-resolution systems impacted by heavy, lag-inducing computational pipelines or fast, real-time systems that sacrificed vital spatial accuracy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Definition of inducing
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