inspired
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It’s elementary: Characters can do outlandish things, commit outrageous crimes, be inspired by the pettiest of motives.
"Her uncompromising leadership repeatedly freed the nation from undemocratic conditions and inspired people to strive for freedom."
From Barron's
Whether current politics inspired that thread doesn’t matter; those ideas are baked into the clay of American history, making the broader lessons of “Sinners” timeless.
From Salon
I met a married couple at a No Kings rally in Sacramento who were dressed up as dinosaurs, inspired by the Portland Frog, an activist who wears an inflatable amphibian suit.
From Los Angeles Times
She also inspired French New Wave directors like Jean-Luc Godard, who chose her to star in what would become one of his most critically acclaimed films, “Contempt.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
