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stimulate

[stim-yuh-layt] / ˈstɪm jəˌleɪt /


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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

Understanding those rapid changes could help explain why even a relatively short walk may help stimulate bowel function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 5, 2026

The experiments showed that the device could stimulate nerve cells using both blue and red light.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Economists are raising estimates for a key indicator known as the neutral rate of interest—an elusive level where borrowing costs neither restrict nor stimulate growth.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026

“Well, what I always find is that when you take a break and move some muscles, it helps stimulate those brain cells.”

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee

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

Take Lough Neagh – by scientists' estimation, approximately four decades' worth of phosphorus, the nutrient that stimulates growth, are stored in its sediment.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

As growth hormone gradually builds up during sleep, it stimulates the locus coeruleus and encourages wakefulness.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

They seemed to forget that the increase of known truths stimulates the investigation, establishment, and growth of the arts.'

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

The trial showed that the vaccine stimulated immune responses not only against SARS-CoV-2 and SARS, but also against related bat viruses that have not yet infected humans.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

Five years ago, Rhi had a procedure to put a sacral nerve stimulation system in place - where the nerves controlling the bowel can be stimulated with a device implanted under the skin.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Against other illnesses, though—including measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, and the now defeated smallpox—our antibodies stimulated by one infection confer lifelong immunity.

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

The researchers found that stimulating the receptor with AP503 increased bone strength not only in healthy mice, but also in mice with osteoporosis-like bone loss.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

"However, the effect occurs later, and the stimulating effect is often absent," the institute advised.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Their effects include stimulating insulin secretion, reducing appetite and increasing feelings of fullness, which can support weight loss.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 10, 2026

Egg freezing involves stimulating the ovaries with hormone injections before mature eggs are surgically retrieved and preserved for possible future use through in vitro fertilization.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

I got a cold wife; she’s brilliant, she’s stimulating, she’s terrific; there’s no love; that's okay too, just so long as we don't keep expecting everything to somehow even out for us before we die.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman


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