inspirations

noun

plural of inspiration
1
as in motivations
something that arouses action or activity She traveled cross-country seeking inspiration for her next book. He credits his mother as his inspiration for becoming a social worker.

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2
as in comforts
a feeling of ease from grief or trouble The return of summer brought with it a new sense of inspiration.

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Recent Examples of inspirations Of late, Holloway’s inspirations have included figures from history, music stars, actors and socialites such as the Duke of Windsor, Bryan Ferry and Charlie Watts. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Below, check out more stars who have adopted completely different names, and their inspirations behind them. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 4 Oct. 2026 The book is full of gorgeous photos of their projects, including their own homes (Bunny’s mossy green-colored library, for example), plus their inspirations and design philosophies. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 Later that evening, the same stage will host one of Abyss’s musical inspirations, Chad Gray, lead vocalist of Mudvayne. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 But those pressures were nonetheless, for the most part, detrimental to Dunham personally, to her artistic development, and to the inspirations that made the series so exciting at first. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026 The shape of a Project Runway episode was discernible here — conversations with the designers about their inspirations, an in-depth look at their design process, backstage time at the runway shows — but the execution was Temu level. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026 My three big inspirations are Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto and Issey Miyake. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 And the Arverne Pier Theater wore its neoclassical inspirations on its sleeve, complete with Corinthian columns and a half-round pediment. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inspirations
  1. motivations
  2. comforts
  3. encouragements
  4. cheers
  5. impetuses
  6. reliefs
  7. consolations
Noun
  • Rational motivations like eco-consciousness, economic pragmatism, and technophilia inform EV purchases.
    — Peter Gaston, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Appropriate enough, since the two have just spent nearly an hour discussing energy — namely, the source of their own inner motivations to create.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of motivations
Noun
  • Our tester featured available comforts such as premium audio, a surround-view camera system, and optional carbon bucket seats.
    — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026
  • At one point luxury travel meant being able to be anywhere and have the comforts of your office—yachts and Aman resorts offer satellite service and Wi-Fi so that you can be pampered but still take a meeting or be active in the family group chat.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of comforts
Noun
  • Many folks send encouragements toward OP mom and her son, while others put heat on the other parents for sexualizing their kids’ friendship.
    — DeVonne Goode, Parents, 26 July 2026
  • All through the park, competitors and onlookers hit vapes and shout tips and encouragements into trees.
    — Calin Van Paris, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of encouragements
Noun
  • Nscale could be the most valuable British company in a decade, Huang said to cheers from the crowd.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There were nervous smiles, hugs and cheers as names were called.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheers
Noun
  • One of the main impetuses for this is that newer planes are flying further, which means airline routes are getting longer.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2025
Definition of impetuses
Noun
  • Elsewhere, dark-wood bas reliefs and miles of Norwegian green marble (Enigma Verde Lapponia) are the handsome hallmarks of design studio Autoban (famous for London’s Duck & Rice and Baku airport’s extraordinary makeover).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In recent decades, the government of the Netherlands — which colonized Indonesia from the 1600s-1900s — has been in the process of repatriating sculptures, reliefs, and other items to the arts and culture administration in Java.
    — Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of reliefs
Noun
  • But the consolations of art do not depend on achievement, and that might be Kingsolver’s most direct riposte to her critics.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Alejo listens carefully, occasionally offering a tissue or murmuring consolations.
    — Megan Greenwell, Bloomberg, 9 June 2026
Definition of consolations

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