as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
a teacher who knows how to energize history lessons with little-known but interesting facts about long-ago people
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Recent Examples of energize
The latest Gaza war has energized the younger generation, said Salem.
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Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
In a region where anti-American sentiment is growing, former Colombian President and ex-UNASUR Secretary General Ernesto Samper told that Trump’s interventionism could backfire, energizing leftist movements across Latin America.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
How the technology works Dynamic induction charging works by embedding coils beneath the road surface that can energize a magnetic field.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
His death energized efforts to expand Turning Point's reach, which already had a considerable presence on college and high school campuses.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
In a region where anti-American sentiment is growing, former Colombian President and ex-UNASUR Secretary General Ernesto Samper told that Trump’s interventionism could backfire, energizing leftist movements across Latin America.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
How the technology works Dynamic induction charging works by embedding coils beneath the road surface that can energize a magnetic field.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
His death energized efforts to expand Turning Point's reach, which already had a considerable presence on college and high school campuses.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for energize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energize
stimulate
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The effect remained strong even when cells were stimulated with TGFβ, a major fibrosis-triggering molecule.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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The third-quarter data — which indicates an unexpected economic resiliency — comes ahead of the European Central Bank's next monetary policy decision, due later Thursday, and removes any immediate pressure on the central bank to cut rates to stimulate the economy.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Energize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energize. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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