as in excites
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice
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Recent Examples of electrifies
Seyfried’s performance elevates, even electrifies, the film, as does the decision to replicate Shaker worship through song and movement numbers, all of which are choreographed and performed to a spellbinding extent.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
But some experts expressed concern about the EV pullback’s long-term effect on American automakers as the rest of the globe — especially China — electrifies.
—Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Then in July 2026, Uranus enters Gemini, creating a rare triad of Fire and Air that electrifies communication, creativity, and financial flow.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Their music electrifies the youths and stirs the wrath of traditionalists, igniting a confrontation between modernity and superstition.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
The seasoned steppers usually carry an effortless chemistry that electrifies the room.
—Alexa Stone
updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Chris Tucker’s sharp comedic timing takes center stage in Money Talks, and Jamie Foxx electrifies as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Just as the alien is about to pounce on Hermit, Morrow intervenes and electrifies the creature.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
But some experts expressed concern about the EV pullback’s long-term effect on American automakers as the rest of the globe — especially China — electrifies.
—Alexa St. John, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Then in July 2026, Uranus enters Gemini, creating a rare triad of Fire and Air that electrifies communication, creativity, and financial flow.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025
The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2025
Their music electrifies the youths and stirs the wrath of traditionalists, igniting a confrontation between modernity and superstition.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
The seasoned steppers usually carry an effortless chemistry that electrifies the room.
—Alexa Stone
updated October 21, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2025
Chris Tucker’s sharp comedic timing takes center stage in Money Talks, and Jamie Foxx electrifies as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Aug. 2025
Just as the alien is about to pounce on Hermit, Morrow intervenes and electrifies the creature.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electrifies
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Students might write about specific courses that reflect their interests, faculty whose research excites them, or interdisciplinary programs that align with their particular niche.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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What excites me now are other emotions, other stories.—
Ben Croll,
Variety,
21 Jan. 2026
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The mind thrills to imagine a genderless prophet among the brocades and buckskin breeches of Revolutionary America, weirding out the normies, sticking a flower in the barrel of a musket, and goading the new nation to let its hair down—literally.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Monfils draws and then thrills a crowd like few players on tour, producing impossible acts of tennis escapology and delivering winners from all corners of the court.—
James Hansen,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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