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motivated

  • past participle
    of motivate.
    motivate
    verb (used with object)
    to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
  • past tense form
    of motivate.
    motivate
    verb (used with object)
    to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.

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Some people may not want to work in the field anymore; others may now feel motivated to.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

A bigger risk lies in keeping a CEO on board who isn’t capable or motivated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

That anxiety motivated Sarah Lee and Kayla Poulton, who has also been through the court process, to do something that might help to remove some of the stress for others in a similar position.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

It motivated him to live up to the expectations of a franchise that exists under a spotlight he’s rarely seen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

One might also at first be surprised that the Americas evidently filled up with humans so quickly that people were motivated to keep spreading south toward Patagonia.

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