Words similar to encouraged

Example sentences for: encouraged

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When you're doing something that makes strangers better off, you should be encouraged to do more of it.
He wanted silk and encouraged the Dutch and British as good, nonproselytizing Protestants just interested in trade.
This has, report the papers, encouraged Democrats to seek a compromise outcome short of impeachment--say, having Clinton testify before the House Judiciary Committee with a guarantee that he wouldn't be removed from office, although perhaps censured and/or fined.
With the rising trend towards consumerism in health, patients are increasingly encouraged to become involved in making decisions about their health.
Convicted plotter Ahmed Ressam has told the FBI that he conceived the idea to attack Los Angeles International Airport himself, but that Bin Ladin lieutenant Abu Zubaydah encouraged him and helped facilitate the operation.