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Six example sentences with motivate, each labelled with its topic.
A losing streak can motivate a roster far more than praise, and the coach counts on that sting.
Basketball
Founders motivate early engineers with equity because the salary alone cannot compete with what larger firms offer.
Startups
Small visible streaks motivate learners better than distant rewards, which is why habit apps mark every finished day.
Psychology
A tax credit can motivate factories to install cleaner furnaces years before any regulation forces the change.
Economics
A weekly photo of the same hill can motivate runners more than any speech, since the climb visibly gets easier.
Fitness
Daily login rewards motivate players to return each morning, even those who have long stopped caring about the story.
Gaming
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Found in 5 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- Science Vocabulary ListAuthoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
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