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as in encourages
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
the rousing campaign speech inspired everyone to get out the vote
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as in elicits
to draw out (something hidden, latent, or reserved)
what inspired that comment?
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as in educates
to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding
great works of visual art can inspire us in ways that the written word often cannot
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Recent Examples of inspires
July 23 – August 22 Leo, your playful spark inspires teamwork now.
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Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2026
SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
The sight and smell of the game-night mess understandably inspires widespread vomiting, too.
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Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Future rovers its design inspires, though, could be twice as big, NASA said in a June 18 press release.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Not exactly the kind of roster that inspires fear in the reigning champs — but re-signing Norman Powell and finding quality depth could change the tone of the conversation on South Beach.
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Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
The negatives hinted at the zone of discomfort Carroll often inspires.
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Leanne Shapton,
The New York Review of Books,
24 June 2026
Pay attention to who celebrates your growth, inspires you and supports your endeavors.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
27 June 2026
SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
26 June 2026
The sight and smell of the game-night mess understandably inspires widespread vomiting, too.
—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 June 2026
Their only inheritance is a legacy of two-bit crime that inspires them to run increasingly audacious frauds.
—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 June 2026
Future rovers its design inspires, though, could be twice as big, NASA said in a June 18 press release.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Not exactly the kind of roster that inspires fear in the reigning champs — but re-signing Norman Powell and finding quality depth could change the tone of the conversation on South Beach.
—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
25 June 2026
The negatives hinted at the zone of discomfort Carroll often inspires.
—
Leanne Shapton,
The New York Review of Books,
24 June 2026
Pay attention to who celebrates your growth, inspires you and supports your endeavors.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspires
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Valentine also testified that the FDA encourages infant formula companies to send in all adverse event reports and that nothing prevented Mead Johnson from doing so.
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Kalibrate’s program, according to the lawsuit, encourages gas stations to upload private price data.
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That said, this is a piece that elicits a potent response from an audience, which certainly was the case at the Nederlander Theatre on Tuesday night.
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At first the request elicits trademark Ramsayian profanity.
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Texas, which educates roughly 1 in 10 of the nation's public school students, has been at the forefront of a charge by conservatives to incorporate more religion into classrooms.
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SciAm always educates and delights me, and inspires a sense of awe for our vast, beautiful universe.
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While its name evokes tranquil scenes of pastoral quietude, the Siesta Valley Bowl is getting set to make a big noise on the Bay Area music scene.
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The constellation evokes the shape of a great Bald Eagle, which was adopted as a national emblem of the United States in 1782.
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“Inspires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inspires. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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