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pushing(verb, motivating, compelling, propelling, hastening)
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goading(noun, verb, appeal, motivating, compelling)
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prodding(noun, verb, motivating)
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spur(noun, charge, cause, excitement, boost)
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encouragement(noun, support, help, charge, cause)
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spurring(noun, verb, hastening)
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driving(noun, verb, adjective, energetic, powerful)
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stimulus(noun, support, help, charge, cause)
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goad(noun, charge, cause, boost, spur)
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impelling(verb, motivating, compelling)
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importunity(noun, resolve, request, prayer, insistence)
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prompting(noun, verb, motivating)
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recommendation(noun, support, approval, encouragement, advice)
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encouraging(verb, adjective, motivating)
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incitement(noun, support, help, charge, cause)
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pressing(verb, compelling)
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stimulating(noun, verb, adjective, motivating, compelling)
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inciting(noun, verb, compelling)
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inducing(verb, motivating, coaxing)
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