stimulus
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Synonyms & Antonyms for stimulus
Synonyms
boost, encouragement, goad, impetus, impulse, incentive, incitation, incitement, instigation, momentum, motivation, provocation, spur, stimulant, yeast
Antonyms
counterincentive, disincentive
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On Thursday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan announced a $2.4 million economic stimulus package designed in part to relieve the economic downturn caused by the ongoing protests. — Ben Wedeman, CNN, "He spends half his $1300 monthly salary on rent. This is why he's fighting for a fairer Hong Kong," 17 Aug. 2019 This goes beyond his defense of Obama-era policies, such as the Affordable Care Act, the economic stimulus package, and the effort to change sentencing guidelines. — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, "The Battle Over Barack Obama’s Legacy at the Democratic Debates," 1 Aug. 2019 In 1932, Democratic presidential candidate Franklin Roosevelt defeated the more liberal Republican Herbert Hoover by promising a massive government stimulus package that would address the Depression’s wreckage: The New Deal. — John Broich, The Conversation, "The difference between ‘left’ and ‘liberal’ – and why voters need to know," 30 July 2019 Don't heal them, and jobs programs and stimulus packages likely will go nowhere. — John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Help wanted: Trauma-focused social workers to stop downward spiral in Milwaukee," 4 June 2018 In 2009, Barack Obama deliberately made the tax rebate in his stimulus package indiscernible to voters, by modestly reducing workers’ withholding payments instead of mailing out lump-sum checks. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Scott Walker Will Give 671,00 Wisconsin Families an Election-Year Check," 3 May 2018 Weaker signals from the economy and worries about a possible trade war between the United State and China have left the top monetary authority for the 19 countries that use the euro in no hurry to start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. — David Mchugh, The Seattle Times, "Eurozone interest rates could stay frozen well into 2019," 23 Apr. 2018 Weaker signals from the economy and worries about a possible trade war between the United State and China have left the top monetary authority for the 19 countries that use the euro in no hurry to start withdrawing its monetary stimulus. — Fox News, "The Latest: Eurozone survey points to solid economic growth," 23 Apr. 2018 Remember, this is the congressman who railed against Obama’s stimulus package but was sliding in 44’s DMs asking for a little extra cash just to get his district through the weekend. — Jason Johnson, The Root, "Deuces! Paul Ryan Calls It Quits, and Republicans Just Lost the House," 11 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'stimulus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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