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[ spurd ] / spɜrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spurred ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving a spur or spurs. bearing spurs or spurlike spines. Origin of spurredMiddle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at spur1, -ed3 OTHER WORDS FROM spurredun·spurred, adjectiveWords nearby spurredspurious, spurious ankylosis, spurn, spur-of-the-moment, spur on, spurred, spurrey, spurrier, spurry, spurt, spurtle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spurredThat action ignited protests that rocked Wisconsin and spurred a recall—only the second recall of a governor in U.S. history. The Next Phase of the Koch Brothers’ War on Unions|Carl Deal and Tia Lessin|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST But what spurred him to action was a Washington Post study of the post-9/11 veteran population. The Next Greatest Generation|Nina Strochlic|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Anger about Citizens United has spurred a movement to amend the Constitution to reverse the opinion. Undo Citizens United? We’d Only Scratch the Surface|Jedediah Purdy|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The Republicans, spurred on by the Tea Party, have taken the approach that they will oppose anything proposed by the President. Fixing a Dysfunctional Family: Congress|Gene Robinson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But at the same time, our massive economic inequality has spurred very little serious and visible thinking about alternatives. Why Some Americans Are More Equal Than Others|Jedediah Purdy|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Slade grunted contemptuously and spurred his horse into a gallop. Bloom of Cactus|Robert Ames Bennet Spurred to desperate effort, I stood up on the instant and leaned against a rocky wall. Pieces of Eight|Richard le Gallienne He spurred his horse some distance into the shallow sea in the hope of animating his sailors to greater efforts. The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay|Lord Eversley The longer hunts brought with them a difficulty which spurred him to further invention. "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea|Morgan Robertson With the magical pressure of her lips upon his, he swung into the saddle and spurred down the road. Bob Hampton of Placer|Randall Parrish
Words related to spurredarouse, propel, drive, trigger, push, spark, stir, stimulate, urge, awaken, rouse, prick, favor, exhort, goad, impel, countenance, press, rally, animate |