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spur(noun, verb, support, upset, act)
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prod(noun, verb, support, make, help)
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urge(noun, verb, support, act, make)
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provoke(verb, support, upset, trouble, make)
32
incite(verb, support, make, help, force)
30
push(noun, verb, support, act, make)
29
stimulate(verb, upset, make, help, force)
29
impel(verb, support, make, help, force)
26
prompt(noun, verb, support, make, force)
24
instigate(verb, support, make, help, force)
23
drive(noun, verb, support, move, act)
21
motivate(verb, upset, make, help, force)
20
egg on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, support, upset)
20
encourage(verb, support, make, help, force)
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move(verb, upset, make, help, force)
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induce(verb, make, force, drive, press)
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arouse(verb, upset, make, help, force)
16
press(verb, make, force, drive, cause)
16
excite(verb, upset, make, drive, bother)
16
needle(verb, upset, trouble, drive, press)
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