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eggs on

VERB

push to do something

Synonyms

WEAK

agitate arouse drive encourage excite exhort goad incite instigate pique prick prod prompt propel rally sic spur stimulate stir up urge whip up

Antonyms

WEAK

discourage dissuade hold back talk out of

Example Sentences

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One group evolved to lay eggs on land, leading to reptiles, birds, and mammals.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

But it didn’t make up for what had been a rough season that contained at least two goose eggs on the scoreboard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

“If we as women are putting our eggs on ice for a decade to make sure that our career is thriving,” she said, “we have a prioritization problem.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Corden said they bought two giant Cadbury's Easter eggs, and lay on the hotel bed, opened them and laid there with chocolate eggs on their faces.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

I gathered gull eggs on the cliff and Ramo speared a string of small fish in one of the tide pools.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell