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stimulus(push, pressure, thrust, impelling force)
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surge(push, pressure, thrust, stimulus)
4
urge(compulsion, motive)
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motive power(expression, idiom, power, pressure)
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catalyst
3
horsepower(force, thrust, momentum, impulsion)
3
incitement
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jolt(advance, attack, offensive, impulse)
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punch(force, push, thrust, shove)
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boost(push, shove, impulse, prod)
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butt(advance, attack, offensive)
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effort(force, advance, attack, offensive)
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ejection(pitch, thrust, fling, regression)
2
fling(pitch, thrust, regression)
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heave(pitch, thrust, fling)
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incentive(pressure, stimulus)
2
launching(pitch, thrust, fling)
2
lob(pitch, thrust, fling)
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lunge(push, thrust, shove, prod)
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onslaught(push, thrust, shove, prod)
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