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stimulate

[stim-yuh-layt] / ˈstɪm jəˌleɪt /


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Voda also offers one of the banya’s most distinctive traditional treatments: venik, in which bundles of leafy branches gently stimulate the body in the sauna.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

The steep tariff—imposed in the name of national defense—is intended to stimulate U.S. production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

During TMS, a coil positioned against the scalp delivers magnetic pulses that stimulate brain activity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Fertility drugs that are used to stimulate egg production for retrieval and freezing are banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

That’s the principle of vaccination: to stimulate our antibody production without our having to go through the actual experience of the disease, by inoculating us with a dead or weakened strain of microbe.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Hydroxyurea, a drug that stimulates production of fetal hemoglobin, has been shown to reduce pain crises and other complications—but it isn’t a cure.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Sculptra is particularly interesting for this theme because it stimulates collagen production, rather than simply filling wrinkles.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

Reynoso said the betting "stimulates many senses" for the animals on top of providing entertainment for an audience giddy with excitement ahead of the world's biggest football bonanza.

From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026

Most forests remain nitrogen limited enough that additional nitrogen still stimulates biological activity.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 2, 2026

This substance evidently stimulates the normal wording behavior in the hive.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Critics say the program subsidizes wealthy investors, while supporters like developer Craig Robins say it has stimulated outside investment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

The drug stimulated the release of two beneficial signaling proteins, HSP70 and midkine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

That willingness resulted in excess demand that ultimately stimulated acute demand-pull inflation—that is, price increases caused by demand outpacing available goods and services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“That’s really what stimulated the conversation of the possibility.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

It is conceivable that new clones of cells with a particular receptor are stimulated to emerge in the process of training.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

It’s also a fitting reminder that whereas horror films once appealed primarily to the imagination, they are now largely rendered in visceral terms—causing scares, to be sure, but without stimulating the mind much.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Galderma owns popular aesthetic products including Sculptra, an injectable aimed at stimulating collagen production, and Restylane, which is an injectable dermal filler.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

One of the most unexpected findings involved glucagon, a hormone generally known for raising blood sugar by stimulating the liver to release stored glucose.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

As a result, scientists may be limited to measuring or stimulating one brain layer at a time, even though many brain functions depend on communication among several layers and deeper structures.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

My increased knowledge led to enriched, stimulating, give-and-take engagement with art.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell


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