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
On the court, Texas men’s and women’s basketball teams drew attention throughout January, with home games energizing fans during conference play.
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Ricardo B. Brazziell, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Your mind and soul will be energized!
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Williams was saluted in song by not only Timberlake — who ran through an energizing medley of his collaborations with the songwriter-producer — but current Grammy nominees Clipse and Leon Thomas.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
The launch of the iPhone 17 family of phones has clearly energized a business that had started to slow.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Ricardo B. Brazziell, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Your mind and soul will be energized!
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
Williams was saluted in song by not only Timberlake — who ran through an energizing medley of his collaborations with the songwriter-producer — but current Grammy nominees Clipse and Leon Thomas.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
The launch of the iPhone 17 family of phones has clearly energized a business that had started to slow.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for energize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energize
stimulate
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Then, they are manually placed on Multi Electrode Arrays (MEAs), a grid of tiny electrodes on a biocompatible substrate chip that records and stimulates neurons using 32 electrodes grouped into four sets of eight.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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To wit, lymphatic brushes join the ranks of depuffing tools like gua shas, face rollers, and dry brushes; most working to stimulate lymphatic drainage, your body’s natural detoxification process.—
Emily Orofino,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Energize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energize. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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