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stimulate

[stim-yuh-leyt] / ˈstɪm jəˌleɪt /


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August home-price and property-investment figures are also due, following recent government efforts to stimulate housing demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

There are other ways to provide enrichment, like rotating toys every day to stimulate exploration, using puzzle feeder dishes to satisfy hunting behaviors and playing videos for your cat showing birds or fish.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

"It's well appreciated that different intensities of exercise stimulate distinct body-wide adaptations," notes Luke Olsen, the postdoctoral fellow who conducted the studies.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

And that could stimulate more activity for companies involved in building and financing these projects, which will eventually trickle down to the broader economy, the Wells Fargo team said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 10, 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

Six months later, his natural testosterone levels are improving, however, the hormone which stimulates sperm production is still low.

From BBC Jul. 11, 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

When it comes to the lure of technology and the way it stimulates people, there’s one more comparison that researchers widely cite.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 26, 2026

For example, immune cells displayed different sugar patterns after being stimulated, similar to what happens during an immune response.

From Science Daily May 18, 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

This “Animal Farm” is ignorant of the fact that kids need to be stimulated by more than scatalogical humor to actually influence their perspectives, rather than cater to their existing tastes and knowledge.

From Salon May 3, 2026

Kids don’t watch when they are stimulated and look away when they are bored.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell

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

Travel, she says, “was exciting, exhausting, anxiety-producing, disorienting, stimulating, joyful and difficult to explain to others.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 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

On the other hand, variety can be stimulating.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Vincent is great at making friends wherever he is, and the Rooses and the other boarders are pleasant, but they’re not like his family, and they aren’t intellectually stimulating.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman




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