9
pushes(noun, verb, motivates, propels, impulses)
8
thrusts(noun, verb, motivates, propels, impulses)
7
jogs(noun, verb, motivates, impulses)
7
nudges(noun, verb, motivates, impulses)
7
pokes(noun, verb, motivates, impulses)
6
prods(noun, verb, motivates, propels, impulses)
6
bumps(noun, verb, motivates, impulses)
6
knocks(noun, verb, motivates, impulses)
5
drives(noun, verb, motivates, propels)
5
jolts(noun, verb, motivates, impulses)
5
propels(verb, motivates, propels)
5
punches(noun, verb, motivates, impulses)
4
forces(noun, verb, motivates)
4
hurls(verb, motivates, propels)
4
jerks(noun, verb, motivates, impulses)
4
jostles(noun, verb, motivates)
4
pitches(noun, verb, motivates, propels, impulses)
4
rams(noun, verb, motivates, propels)
4
slings(noun, verb, motivates, propels, impulses)
3
encourages(verb, motivates)
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