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
And movement that should feel energizing starts to feel heavy and exhausting.
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The coach’s job was to re-energize the team and win right away.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Hopes the 82-time winner would energize the Champions Tour also took a major hit.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
This involves filling a bowl with ice and water and splashing her face with the water 25 times to wake up her skin, energize it, and tighten it.
—Elise Tabin, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
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Dana Santas, CNN Money, 14 Jan. 2026
The coach’s job was to re-energize the team and win right away.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
Hopes the 82-time winner would energize the Champions Tour also took a major hit.
—Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2026
This involves filling a bowl with ice and water and splashing her face with the water 25 times to wake up her skin, energize it, and tighten it.
—Elise Tabin, InStyle, 12 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for energize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energize
stimulate
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In addition to pure retinol, which helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, this unique product features retinyl palmitate, an antioxidant-rich skin protectant, as well as retinyl acetate, a natural form of vitamin A that keeps pores clean while stimulating collagen production.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
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Standard lasers create powerful beams by bouncing light between microscopic mirrors to stimulate more light production; this new tool uses the same principle to amplify vibrations.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Energize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energize. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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