stimulus
Example Sentences
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"Even using soup cans or books as a form of resistance provides stimulus to skeletal muscles and could be used by individuals for whom other options are not feasible."
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
A monetary framework that lets falling production costs show up as lower prices for consumers, rather than offsetting them with compensating stimulus, has intellectual support and is worth discussing.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
The reflecting pool underwent major renovations in 2010 under the Obama administration, a project that took two years and cost $34 million in economic stimulus money.
From Salon • May 7, 2026
Many consumers entered the 780-plus category during the pandemic when they received stimulus payments or cut back on spending, according to credit-reporting firm TransUnion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
“But not to the physical stimulus; you’re not measuring dilation, for instance. It’ll be to the verbal questions; what we call a flinch reaction.”
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
Vocabulary lists containing stimulus
The Alchemist
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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