as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice
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Recent Examples of electrify
Advertisement In China, rapidly expanding clean energy has sent carbon emissions into reverse for the first time, part of a 15 year plan by Beijing to electrify its economy and reduce its dependence on fossil fuels.
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Laurence Tubiana, Time, 18 June 2025
June 11, 2025 When Ferrari, the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer, committed to achieving carbon neutrality and to electrifying a large part of its car fleet, investors and employees applauded the new strategy.
—Harvard Business Review, 11 June 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., and company electrified the audience with a 10th-anniversary medley that brought back the magic of the groundbreaking musical.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 June 2025
Yet, while the potential is electrifying, a critical question looms: The technology is advancing at breakneck speed, but are our organizations, and specifically our people, ready to harness it?
—Dana Berg, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Laurence Tubiana, Time, 18 June 2025
June 11, 2025 When Ferrari, the Italian luxury sports car manufacturer, committed to achieving carbon neutrality and to electrifying a large part of its car fleet, investors and employees applauded the new strategy.
—Harvard Business Review, 11 June 2025
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Leslie Odom Jr., and company electrified the audience with a 10th-anniversary medley that brought back the magic of the groundbreaking musical.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 9 June 2025
Yet, while the potential is electrifying, a critical question looms: The technology is advancing at breakneck speed, but are our organizations, and specifically our people, ready to harness it?
—Dana Berg, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for electrify
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Earlier this month, wildlife enthusiasts were excited over a pair of young bald eagles that flew out of their nest for the first time, hovering high above Big Bear Lake.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Both are beautiful, but the pressure and precision required here is on another level and that challenge excites me.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Social media responds to Red Lobster seafood boils Social media users appear to be thrilled with the concept of seafood boils at Red Lobster.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
25 June 2025
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Those people scanning the beach with metal detectors, hoping for a lucky find, might not be thrilled about what's next.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 June 2025
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“Electrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electrify. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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