motivate
verb (used with object)
are motivating
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present progressiveof motivate.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Higher charter rates for oil tankers are motivating owners to take the risk of entering the strait.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
“Rent increases are motivating owners to evict people who have lived in their properties for many years so that they can charge more money,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2024
As Stockton points out, some people who engage in body-shaming mistakenly believe they are motivating others to become healthier, despite research showing that most often isn’t the case and can in fact do the opposite.
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2024
Executives said in their earnings calls that the lucrative subsidies in the Inflation Reduction Act, the historic climate legislation signed into law last year, are motivating them to make big investments in lower-carbon energy.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 7, 2023
They alike are motivating forces, the positive values attracting us, the negative values repelling us.
From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester) Anderson
