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• v  heighten or intensify
• v  supply the inspiration for
  The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
• v  serve as the inciting cause of
• v  spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
• v  fill with revolutionary ideas
• v  draw in (air)
• s  being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
  an inspired performance

• The historic 2008 election inspired thousands of people around the world to post their Obama-themed photography and art on the image-sharing site Flickr.
• No Ordinary Leader Divinely Inspired.
• So instead he has whipped up some pretty jazzy feathered boleros that are inspired by the rock music of David Bowie.

• inspire
• animate
• invigorate
• enliven
• exalt
• prompt
• instigate
• cheer
• root on
• urge
• barrack
• urge on
• exhort
• pep up
• revolutionize
• revolutionise
• inhale
• breathe in
• divine
• elysian

• exhale

News & Articles

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• Asian-inspired garden draws admiration, prizes
  A prizewinning Asian-inspired garden with a miniature tearoom at the San Diego County Fair isn’t quite what it appears to be. All of the plants in this San Diego Botanic Garden-sponsored plot are native to California, not Japan or China.
  June 12, 2013 - U-T San Diego
• Inspired Endurance Forms Affiliation with Baltimore Women's Classic
  Inspired Endurance is proud to announce their affiliation with the BWC, a foundation that is raising awareness, providing education, and supporting women and their families in dealing with gynecological cancer. In addition to participating in this year’s 5k event, Inspired Endurance is also donating proceeds from the sale of their new BWC 5k pendant to the foundation. (PRWeb June 11, 2013) Read ...
  June 11, 2013 - PRWeb
• Former player inspired to get into coaching by Football Manager video game now leading Namibia
  Football Manager has inspired many a gamer emboldened by their virtual success to apply for real-life coaching positions, but for Namibia's new manager Ricardo Mannetti, it actually paid off. On Monday, Roger Palmgren quit as Namibia manager a month after … Continue reading ?
  June 11, 2013 - Dirty Tackle via Yahoo! Sports

Quotes

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• President Bush in Malaysia Sun
  All of us here at the White House will miss Tony, as will the millions of Americans he inspired with his brave struggle against cancer,Bush said.
• Caroline Kennedy in KPVI-TV
  In an op-ed piece for the New York Times, Kennedy says she's never had a president "who inspired me the way people tell me that my father inspired them."
• Michael Ignatieff in Montreal Gazette
  Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff congratulated Johnston and praised his dedication to learning and innovation: "As a renowned academic and university leader, Dr. Johnston has inspired many Canadians in the classroom and has brought international...