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verb

past tense of energize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of energized
Adjective
This year, one group not known for showing up seems unusually energized to cast a ballot. — Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026 This kind of energized base was even what regime officials were worried about losing right prior to this conflict. — Ali Vaez, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 At the concert, Mastodon also appeared as a band pushing past the tragedies, and was re-energized and refocused with a new lineup. — Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Thanks in part to his new focus on boundaries, Tenpenny’s less stressed, more focused and more energized. — Tom Roland, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026 Auroras occur when energized particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's atmosphere. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The utility this weekend also de-energized lines around a brush fire that broke out Saturday, prompting evacuation orders several miles south of Lahaina town, the site of the 2023 deadly fires. — Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Material play and experimentation are passions of the veteran designer, who only seems to get more energized with each passing season. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 My dad always packs electrolyte packets to stay energized on-the-go. — Abbey Hudetz, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
Crow-Armstrong was always known for his speed, defensive prowess and hitting skills, but this year saw Crow-Armstrong unleash a power surge as the Cubs’ leadoff hitter that energized baseball fans in Chicago and elsewhere. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026 The Jets came out energized by the crowd booing and taunting Hellebuyck to express their anger and jumped to a 2-0 lead. — CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026 But Jamie Hiber, Historic Wintersburg Conservancy board member, said the board, run by community volunteers, is energized by each small win. — Emilie Takahashi, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026 But when Quinonez, Olivia Vukosa and Kayleigh Heckel came into the game with a little over five minutes remaining in the quarter, the Huskies got energized. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026 In Swizz’s current phase of life, more than 20 years into his music career, more than a decade of collecting art, and less than a year into his adventures in furniture, the design enthusiast is newly energized. — Elise Brisco, VIBE.com, 7 Nov. 2026 Hilton said his campaign had built an infrastructure of donors and a positive policy playbook that energized crowds in a way past campaigns had not. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026 They are energized because they’re not bogged down in the daily grind. — Zach Thompson, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 My first big election in the state was the 2014 governor’s race, when Wendy Davis, in her pink sneakers, energized an army of Texas women fighting for reproductive rights. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energized
Adjective
  • This cozy sweater is a refreshed version of the brand’s popular design from the 80s.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Musk first promoted the refreshed Roadster concept at an event in November 2017, and the following June in a series of tweets.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The zaps boosted their performance on the task, but afterward the participants were less willing to engage in other cognitively demanding tasks than those whose brains weren’t stimulated, suggesting higher mental fatigue.
    — Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The researchers found that adjusting the concentration of these antigens on the viral structure changed how effectively the vaccine stimulated an immune response.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • All of a sudden, Bass was a staggering champion lunging at a revived Raman, who swung and stung and ducked the way only a hungry up-and-comer can.
    — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The Charlotte Observer recently spoke to Keogh about his plans for the revived brand.
    — Chase Jordan October 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026
Adjective
  • Tom Cruise gives a brilliant, boldly invigorated, tour de force performance.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Maxo sounds invigorated, finding the middle ground between Personification’s slack delivery and the tonal pliability that made Brandon Banks and Weight of the World so immediate.
    — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

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“Energized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energized. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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