- present participle of motivate.
motivating
Example Sentences
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"I think one of the motivating factors for this return ... is reconciliation with the king and with the wider family," royal historian Ed Owens told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
Koch, Inc. encourages this by motivating employees through incentives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Knowing what I'd left and what I was trying to become was very motivating," he says.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
His team made its interest in trafficking plain to the local ATF division, motivating agents to build cases.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
He could feel the skillful hand of fate motivating hrm imperatively.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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Vocabulary from the Eleventh Republican Debate March 3, 2016
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Steven P. Jobs, 1955-2011: The New York Times Obituary
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