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noun

motivating

the act of motivating; providing incentive

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Six example sentences with motivating, each labelled with its topic.

  • Motivating a room of tired readers took free coffee, a raffle, and a promise that the session ended by nine.

    Literature

  • Motivating the warehouse crew through the holiday rush meant extra pay, hot meals at midnight, and a day off afterward.

    Business

  • Motivating volunteers worked better with public praise than with small cash payments, which the study repeated across four campuses.

    Psychology

  • Motivating a team that trails by thirty at halftime takes more than a speech, so the coach changed the whole lineup.

    Basketball

  • Motivating beginners through the first month is the hardest part of coaching, and small visible wins do most of the work.

    Fitness

  • Motivating engineers after the funding round fell through took honesty about the runway and a share in whatever came next.

    Startups

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