ELECTRIFICATION Synonyms: 36 Similar Words

electrification

noun

Definition of electrification

as in arousal

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Recent Examples of electrification That leaves some of the sector’s most energy-intensive processes outside the reach of renewable electrification under existing technology. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 That was what electrification brought to my grandmother Mag’s two-story farmhouse in Boydton, Virginia. — Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 Shares of power and electrification company GE Vernova are pulling back roughly 6% on Tuesday alongside the rest of the AI infrastructure trade. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 So do electrification and greater investment in renewable energy. — Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for electrification

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To achieve this, the locus coeruleus continuously alternates between tonic activity—governing baseline arousal and alertness—and brief phasic bursts that focus attention on critical events.

— Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Place cells, hippocampal neurons that fire when an animal occupies a particular spot, still fired in the same locations after arousal.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of arousal

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Prosecutors, however, may also prove intoxication by demonstrating that a person did not have the normal use of his mental or physical faculties.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
He was then placed into custody for disorderly public intoxication and transported to Broward County’s main jail.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of intoxication

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While far off its 2008 highs, BlackBerry's share price has doubled this year as investors reward the company's strategy to focus on critical software for cars and secure communications.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Seemingly divergent policies from the US Federal Reserve and Treasury will be a key focus at a gathering of global central bankers, with bond yields nearing record highs and little respite on the horizon from dizzying global government debt levels.

— Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

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Built on the cliffs just a short stroll from the buzz of Dubrovnik’s Old Town, Villa Dubrovnik looks out across the turquoise Adriatic to Lokrum Island on one side, and the city’s historic terra-cotta rooftops on the other.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
On Tuesday, August 18, she was nominated for two MTV Video Music Awards, including best new artist, and the Grammy buzz has already begun.

— Abigail Sylvor Greenberg, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of buzz

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Getting to actually live this dream for real is a one-of-one life experience, and the thrill of this type of adventure sets my heart on fire!

— Terry Terrones, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Targeted at younger folks and beginners, all three promise proper dirt-bike thrills without the noise, fuel, or maintenance of an ICE motorcycle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of thrill

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This week’s indictment means Smith’s case is set for a jury trial on both charges.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
But Bernard’s move is a gambit, meant to create a distraction while the Mechanical guerrillas set off dynamite charges in the mines, for reasons as yet unrevealed.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of charge

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But the market’s impressive ability to at least partially work its way around the conflict has also prevented prices from surging as astronomically high as the world’s largest-ever oil supply shock would suggest.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
One was contextual fear conditioning, in which an animal learns to associate a particular box with a mild electric shock.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of shock

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When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
There is another helm aft, which allows sailors to enjoy the exhilaration of the windward hull.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 16 July 2026

Definition of exhilaration

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