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View synonyms for prompted

prompted

[ promp-tid ]

adjective

  1. uttered, given, or done in response to something, as to a suggestion, cue, event, etc.:

    To apply for admission, click the appropriate link below and then follow the prompted instructions.

    In this study, we examined the prompted reflections of four middle school math teachers after their lessons.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of prompt ( def ).

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  • un·prompt·ed adjective

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Example Sentences

Those threats prompted Lozoya to move her family to California for a time until things cooled down, she said in an interview.

The United Nations was prompted to impose a ban on selling mainframe computers or laptops to North Korea.

What do you think prompted the change in comic book representation of LGBTQ characters?

The threats from this group are what prompted U.S. airstrikes in September.

That attack prompted the government to declare a three-month state of emergency in parts of North Sinai.

The moment was an awkward one, and Cynthia wished madly that she had not been prompted to ask that unfortunate question.

I didn't like to be done; the man urged me to occupy one place that was yet vacant; my evil genius prompted me to do so.

Cowardice prompted him to remain silent, and something which defied silence prompted him at last to talk.

Instinct had prompted her to put away her husband's bounty in casting off her allegiance.

And she would seat herself at the piano and play as her humor prompted her while the young woman read the letter.

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