Vocabulary
Spur
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
a thing that prompts or encourages someone; an incentive.
Urdu meaning
اکسانے والی بات، مہمیز
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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FOR at least two decades, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has been trying to spur universities to achieve the (still) distant dream of academia`s engagement with industry in any beneficial form.
Dawn Editorials —
Three drivers of deep innovation
— 2026-03-14
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It would be better to just admit that and start managing the transition rather than thrashing around like this to first spur solar adoption, then swivel around to try and stop it.
Dawn Editorials —
Net metering fiasco
— 2026-02-12
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Without broader business reforms, even a substantial cut in interest rates is unlikely to spur new investment.
Dawn Editorials —
Caution for now
— 2025-10-29
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The estimate of 167 should spur urgent, coordinated action.
Dawn Editorials —
Last snowprints
— 2025-10-25
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Ultimately, climate-proofing financial systems can catalyse improvement across industries and spur economic change in Pakistan.
Dawn Editorials —
Green banking
— 2025-07-17
Synonyms
stimulus, incentive, encouragement, stimulant, stimulation, inducement, impetus, prod
Antonyms
disincentive, discouragement
Curator example
“wars act as a spur to practical invention”
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