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• n  a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
• v  incite or stimulate
• v  give heart or courage to
• v  strike with a spur
• v  goad with spurs
• v  equip with spurs

• An explosion in demand for farm-grown fuels has raised global crop prices to record highs, which is spurring a dramatic expansion of Brazilian agriculture, which is invading the .
• He had hoped to turn HUD into a shining example of how his party could put capitalist tools to work easing the problems of the poor, spurring new development in the inner cities .
• Since its founding in 1979, Nickelodeon has developed many good-for-you programs Blues Clues, Dora the Explorer aimed at spurring kids' education and development.

• goad
• goading
• prod
• prodding
• urging
• spur

News & Articles

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• White House Wireless Plan Draws a Crowd
  Support all around for spurring government spectrum efficiency and...
  June 14, 2013 - Broadcasting and Cable
• Can Cities Do Anything to Promote Startups?
  Spurring entrepreneurship is an important challenge: Research has suggested a connection between job growth and entrepreneurship. Yet rates of business formation have been declining for decades.
  June 12, 2013 - Wall Street Journal Blogs
• Brazil Swap Rates Surge to Highest in 14 Months: Sao Paulo Mover
  Brazil’s swap rates climbed to a 14- month high on speculation the real’s plunge will stoke inflation, spurring the central bank to sustain the pace of increases in borrowing costs.
  June 11, 2013 - Bloomberg

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in The Age
  Senator Obama said he was "happy to give Deval credit, as I give credit to a lot people for spurring all kinds of ideas".
• David Miliband in Independent
  In a letter to The Times, Mr Miliband said: "Any sane person realises that Mugabe's misrule is only spurring Zimbabwe's descent into chaos. If Zimbabwe is to haul itself - with the help it needs and deserves - out of its current meltdown, Mugabe has...
• Lawrence Summers in Washington Post
  Spurring growth, if we can achieve it,Summers said at Hopkins, "is by far the best way to improve our fiscal position."