as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
ranked the U.S. hockey team's victory in 1980 as one of the most electrifying moments in Olympic history
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as in thrilling
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice
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Recent Examples of electrifying
Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
At the same time, everything from your career and finances is shifting in ways that are equally electrifying and unpredictable.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The same corporate event planners who used to book futurists with hologram slide decks are now on the hunt for celebrity performers who can yank an audience out of its AI stupor for ten electrifying minutes.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
That led to the movie’s extraordinary opening, in which a helicopter shot moves into the city before the camera lands on Manhattan’s 59th Street Bridge for an electrifying introduction to antagonist Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes).
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Alejandra Cruz, a senior at Georgia Tech who played for Jacksonville, described the experience as both electrifying and nerve-wracking.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
According to Boreyko, however, his team’s discovery may lead to something more electrifying.
—Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
My grandmother’s admonishment is a lightning bolt, electrifying my mother’s skin.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
This year’s show features performances from Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Katseye and other artists, celebrating music’s biggest names and electrifying cultural moments worldwide.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
The result provides an opportunity to discover one of the great unsung independent films of its era, a movie filled with electrifying New York location shooting, political urgency, and sophisticated moral inquiry.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Uranus has already been electrifying your passions, maybe even throwing curveballs in love or creative projects.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
In addition to deep French manicures (à la Kylie Jenner), pop motifs, and neon sparkles, ’90s nails are making an electrifying comeback.
—Jeanne Ballion, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
Offside via Getty Images The 15-year-old was electrifying off the bench.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Perry shot 50 feet into the air, soaring through rings wrapped in vertebrae coils pumping an electrifying energy into the arena.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Bar Italia are slack and sexy, and their new album is rock and roll at its most electrifying.
—Matthew Schnipper, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
At the same time, everything from your career and finances is shifting in ways that are equally electrifying and unpredictable.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The same corporate event planners who used to book futurists with hologram slide decks are now on the hunt for celebrity performers who can yank an audience out of its AI stupor for ten electrifying minutes.
—Seth Yudof, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
That led to the movie’s extraordinary opening, in which a helicopter shot moves into the city before the camera lands on Manhattan’s 59th Street Bridge for an electrifying introduction to antagonist Nino Brown (Wesley Snipes).
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2025
Alejandra Cruz, a senior at Georgia Tech who played for Jacksonville, described the experience as both electrifying and nerve-wracking.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
According to Boreyko, however, his team’s discovery may lead to something more electrifying.
—Andrew Paul Aug 14, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
After Thursday's electrifying performance against the Detroit Tigers, Judge has undeniably joined that elite company.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
My grandmother’s admonishment is a lightning bolt, electrifying my mother’s skin.
—Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
This year’s show features performances from Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Doja Cat, Post Malone, Katseye and other artists, celebrating music’s biggest names and electrifying cultural moments worldwide.
—Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
The result provides an opportunity to discover one of the great unsung independent films of its era, a movie filled with electrifying New York location shooting, political urgency, and sophisticated moral inquiry.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Uranus has already been electrifying your passions, maybe even throwing curveballs in love or creative projects.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 31 Aug. 2025
In addition to deep French manicures (à la Kylie Jenner), pop motifs, and neon sparkles, ’90s nails are making an electrifying comeback.
—Jeanne Ballion, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
Offside via Getty Images The 15-year-old was electrifying off the bench.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Perry shot 50 feet into the air, soaring through rings wrapped in vertebrae coils pumping an electrifying energy into the arena.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for electrifying
Adjective
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The action sequences keep you on the edge of your seat, and the animation is nothing short of breathtaking.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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This breathtaking image from James Sinclair gives us a detailed view of a section of the sun's atmosphere known as the chromosphere — a chaotic region where hydrogen and helium plasma is molded and reshaped by our star's ever-shifting magnetic field.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Brandi Chastain’s thrilling penalty kick to win the 1999 women’s World Cup for the United States captivated soccer fans across the county, prompting a boom in the sport and paving the way for leagues like the National Women’s Soccer League today.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The show follows three best friends who stumble upon a magical cookbook that sets their lives on a path of thrilling adventures.—
Anna Earl,
Parents,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Other exciting territory in The Grand Finale involved Mary’s changing relationship with the other Crawley women.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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That’s more exciting to me than last year, when James swept the fiction categories, with even the Pulitzer board overriding their fiction judges to award the big prize to Percival Everett’s novel.—
Maris Kreizman,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That's a really interesting way to put it.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Sign up for our Park Life newsletter and find out what’s new and interesting every week at Southern California’s theme parks.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Long-Term Perspective For long-term investors with a 3-5 year outlook and the ability to withstand volatility, URBN at its current valuation offers an intriguing entry point.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The exchange is indicative of this odd, frustrating, occasionally intriguing project, which pads out scarce but real nuggets of insight with leading questions and endless clips.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Guests get up to a four-hour complimentary use of a Lucid Air luxury electric vehicle, which offers up to 512 miles of all-electric range.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Electrifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electrifying. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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