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as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
an abstract expressionist who uses a palette of charged colors to great effect
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a very charged speech that got everyone worked up
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as in provocative
serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
a muralist who creates politically charged and often controversial works
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as in asked
to set or receive as a price
any shop would charge $100 to repair that thing
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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
charges a restocking fee for returned merchandise
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as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
we're charging you with the care of your little sister while we're gone for the evening
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as in ordered
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
charged the soldier to keep watch over the prisoner
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as in accused
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
he has not yet been charged with any crime
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as in filled
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
charge a blast furnace with iron ore
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as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
plans to charge the enemy's fortification at daybreak
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as in thrilled
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
the players are going into this game still charged from their upset victory the week before
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Recent Examples of charged
Daniel Buck, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
It is made all the more charged, though, because of what this team means in a cultural one.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Iyer then charged to the finish, hitting five sixes and another 51 runs off the next 18 balls.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
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Adjective
If the politically charged and educationally dubious material at a recent major conference for educators is any indication, then the answer is no.
—Daniel Buck, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
It is made all the more charged, though, because of what this team means in a cultural one.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
Verb
He is charged with vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter and drunk driving.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Iyer then charged to the finish, hitting five sixes and another 51 runs off the next 18 balls.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for charged
Adjective
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Some draw you for history held in their walls, some for breathtaking views, others for design, discretion, or their quiet gravitas.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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But for the first time in modern automotive history, the industry’s center of gravity appears to be China-bound at breathtaking speed.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Set in Los Angeles, the film follows AJ, a shy teenager who loves skateboarding and drawing, and Kristen, a passionate surfer.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Much of the film is set in and around a Parisian elder-care facility, and Hamaguchi guides us through its rooms and hallways, its meetings and rituals, with a patience and passionate granularity worthy of the late documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Senate candidate Mike Collins cut ties Friday with a controversial operative at the center of a House Ethics complaint after a history of provocative social media posts and mounting scrutiny ahead of a June GOP runoff against Derek Dooley.—
Greg Bluestein,
AJC.com,
22 May 2026
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That raises a more provocative question looking at who actually receives grace in America?—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Mallory Menacker asked, referencing the 1992 movie in which a bunch of misfit kids go from hockey novices to improbable winners.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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Castle Rock Water also asked the council to consider an ordinance that would temporarily ban HOAs and metro districts from issuing violations for brown grass during droughts.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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If Congress does not act and benefits are cut, a person would receive more money for the rest of his or her life by having the reduction imposed at the higher level of benefits obtained by waiting to claim them.—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Lasers theoretically reduce the cost per engagement to the electricity needed to fire them while also avoiding the magazine limits imposed by vertical launch cells.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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Perhaps the most salient thing about the Manhattan Project, however, was that it was not entrusted to the private sector.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Principle entrusted the track to his friend Louie Gomez, who remixed it and passed it to DJ Frankie Knuckles.—
Eric Henderson,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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The man continued moving around inside the fountain even as police ordered him to get out, according to the outlet.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 May 2026
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The court also ordered them to pay Djena nearly three hundred thousand dollars in restitution.—
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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According to the lawsuit, university officials are accused of harassing Josiah Walker, a Black Muslim student, who participated in protests between 2023 and 2024 following the Israel-Hamas war.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
23 May 2026
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To recap, Spain’s treasury accused Shakira of tax evasion in the country from 2011 and attempted to show that Shakira lived in Spain long enough that year to be considered a tax resident.—
Lucas Villa,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2026
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“Charged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charged. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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