as in stimulating
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 energizing
Clare Miller, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How creatine works Creatine plays an essential support role in energizing the cells for brain activity, muscle contractions, and even immune responses.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Also, with a partial solar eclipse — along with Mercury, Venus and the sun — energizing your relationship sector this month, everything from your commitments to your partnerships will be under a microscope.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Solidarity is the driving force energizing the masses, says Haim Rubinstein, strategic consultant and one of the founders of the Hostages Families’ Forum.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Democratic strategists argue the confrontations are energizing their base.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Still, this should be an energizing stretch of mile-high hoops.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Before deciding on a product, check out the nutritional facts to see how potent and energizing your mushroom coffee is going to be.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
With a background in career coaching, David combines actionable advice with more than 15 years of performance experience to deliver workshops that are equal parts energizing and practical.
—David Rosenstein, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Ensure Tasks Play To Employees' Strengths Leaders play a crucial role in proactively preventing employee burnout by ensuring their team members are engaged in fulfilling, energizing work.
—Clare Miller, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
How creatine works Creatine plays an essential support role in energizing the cells for brain activity, muscle contractions, and even immune responses.
—Matt Fuchs, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Also, with a partial solar eclipse — along with Mercury, Venus and the sun — energizing your relationship sector this month, everything from your commitments to your partnerships will be under a microscope.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Solidarity is the driving force energizing the masses, says Haim Rubinstein, strategic consultant and one of the founders of the Hostages Families’ Forum.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2025
Democratic strategists argue the confrontations are energizing their base.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2025
Still, this should be an energizing stretch of mile-high hoops.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2025
Before deciding on a product, check out the nutritional facts to see how potent and energizing your mushroom coffee is going to be.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
With a background in career coaching, David combines actionable advice with more than 15 years of performance experience to deliver workshops that are equal parts energizing and practical.
—David Rosenstein, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energizing
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In this sense, homes offer a more private and personal environment, which can be comfortable and creatively stimulating.—
Megan Williams,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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There has been some evidence that stimulating the nervous system in certain ways could make this recovery go faster, and researchers in China wanted to find out if this could be achieved through music.—
Eva Amsen,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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An inspiring 60-second spot from Pampers features an array of wee tykes, all being comforted or protected by the popular Procter & Gamble diaper.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her character is a peasant who, around the midway mark, gives an inspiring speech to her granddaughter, Afra (Wardi Eilabuni).—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This model ensures that the people most affected by these issues have actual input rather than just serving as inspirational case studies.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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This new undertaking, which soon evolved into an inspirational new business paradigm for other firms, launched Armani Le Collezioni and Emporio Armani.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That’s turned out to not only be a kind leadership style, but a motivational one for a business with global ambitions.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
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The major winner gave a motivational speech to the team Saturday night, which captain Nathan Smith credited for energizing the squad.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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In fact, this was a galvanizing moment in my relationship with Brian Grazer that ultimately would lead us to launch a company.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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Mamdani’s victory in the financial capital of the world was seen as a galvanizing moment for the progressive wing of the party and a sign of an insurgent mood among its base.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
10 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Carrie Bradshaw, frankly, has always been a mess — a beautiful, cringe-inducing, selfish, couture-wearing mess.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Energizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energizing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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