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Recent Examples of electrify Woods, paired with Mike Weir, faced relentless pressure from Garcia, who electrified the crowd with his fearless play. Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2025 This month marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, the defiant, charismatic Black leader who electrified America with his blunt talk and biting humor. CBS News, 4 May 2025 Across the country, fleets are making moves to electrify, driven by operational cost savings and other factors. Stacy Noblet, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 The event was electrified with pomp and fraternal celebration rarely seen in the modern world. Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for electrify
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Verb
  • Ideas about home repairs or ways to expand your home will excite you.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 6 June 2025
  • There, the particles excite gas and molecules in Earth's atmosphere, creating various colors depending on which gas is in the atmosphere.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • This new experience is at turns thrilling, distressing and overwhelming for Patience, depending on the moment.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025
  • The match featured thrilling shot-making and incredible defense by both players, and is already being called one of the greatest matches ever played.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025

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“Electrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electrify. Accessed 22 Jun. 2025.

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