stimulation

Example Sentences

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The goal was to help the deputies understand the feeling of sensory overwhelm, which many autistic people experience when incoming stimulation exceeds their capacity to process.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

In contrast, exposure to bright light allows the pupil to constrict in response to brightness rather than focusing distance, helping maintain healthier retinal stimulation.

From Science Daily • Feb. 19, 2026

Yearning for a kind of abstract stimulation that even she can’t put into words, Camille is transfixed by her beloved chair.

From Salon • Feb. 18, 2026

In 2016, for example, she asked him about electrical muscle stimulation equipment that the club was considering offering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Then, as the stimulation of the last several hours had made further work that day impossible, Francis and I went over to the Eagle.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson