as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech was one of the truly electric moments in American oratory
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Recent Examples of electric
Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Over seven days and 13 hours, the battery-electric concept and a team of 17 drivers covered 24,901 miles (40,075 km) at the Nardò high-speed track in Italy, which is distance around the Earth at the equator.
—New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead of toys, drone pilots can win perks such as new combat boots, electric kettles, or upgraded night-vision goggles.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Side profile of a Ferrari Testarossa converted to battery-electric power by Electric Classic Cars.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
Over seven days and 13 hours, the battery-electric concept and a team of 17 drivers covered 24,901 miles (40,075 km) at the Nardò high-speed track in Italy, which is distance around the Earth at the equator.
—New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2025
Noun
Our panelists will share the latest on some of the most promising developments in clean energy, such as the rapid growth of renewable sources and battery energy storage on the electric grid and the role of virtual power plants to help meet peaks of energy demand.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Instead of toys, drone pilots can win perks such as new combat boots, electric kettles, or upgraded night-vision goggles.
—Ken Harbaugh, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for electric
Adjective
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The action sequences keep you on the edge of your seat, and the animation is nothing short of breathtaking.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This breathtaking image from James Sinclair gives us a detailed view of a section of the sun's atmosphere known as the chromosphere — a chaotic region where hydrogen and helium plasma is molded and reshaped by our star's ever-shifting magnetic field.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Let your lighting set the mood for any fall get-together with this easy craft idea.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Novotny designed lighting, Alina Bokovikova designed costumes and Aaron Rumley designed sound.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Other exciting territory in The Grand Finale involved Mary’s changing relationship with the other Crawley women.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Its central glass dome—home to the swimming paradise—glows like a lantern at dusk.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over the weekend, around 16,000 people paid their respects to the designer at his funeral chamber at the Armani Teatro designed by Tadao Ando, filled with white flowers and paper lanterns on the floor in a diagonal grid formation dimly lit up the darkened venue.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That's a really interesting way to put it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Place the candle securely in the holder inside the pumpkin before lighting it.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Sep. 2025
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As the sun started setting and the evening grew darker, mourners passed around candles, using one candle to light another, and the crowd began singing prayers.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Bar Italia are slack and sexy, and their new album is rock and roll at its most electrifying.—
Matthew Schnipper,
Vulture,
9 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, everything from your career and finances is shifting in ways that are equally electrifying and unpredictable.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
1 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The four drivers were cited for infractions including a broken headlight, no insurance, speeding and no seatbelt.—
Liam Adams,
The Tennessean,
29 Aug. 2025
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Deere in the headlights Attendees view a John Deere 7R 270 row crop tractor at the Deere & Co. booth during the World Ag Expo at the International Agri-Center in Tulare, California on February 11, 2025.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Electric.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electric. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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