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inspired

[in-spahyuhrd] / ɪnˈspaɪərd /
ADJECTIVE
stimulated
Synonyms
STRONG
activated animated encouraged energized excited exhilarated galvanized influenced inspirited motivated moved roused started stirred
ADJECTIVE
seemingly moved by supernatural powers
Synonyms
STRONG
divine exalted fired guided possessed touched transported uplifted
WEAK
carried away ecstatic

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Echoes of Smith’s words are heard in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and they inspired America’s entrepreneurial spirit.

From Barron's

Echoes of Smith’s words are heard in the Declaration of Independence and Constitution, and they inspired America’s entrepreneurial spirit.

From Barron's

He inspired antislavery activists and was permanently tagged as a dangerous radical.

From The Wall Street Journal

All that positivity, smiling, parades, the unbridled civic joy inspired by a championship…it wears a bit weird, even to the devoted who ride with this tempestuous franchise.

From The Wall Street Journal

Siraj dismissed Will Young for 12 in an inspired second spell.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.