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
Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
DeChambeau also delivered a pep talk Saturday night that captain Nathan Smith credited for energizing the team.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 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
Green Crack – Another energizing sativa, Green Crack offers an invigorating mental buzz that can keep you on the edge of your seat during close games1.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Align Strengths With Challenging Careers Careers like entrepreneurship, law enforcement and military service can be energizing for those who are adaptable and thrive on challenges.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
DeChambeau also delivered a pep talk Saturday night that captain Nathan Smith credited for energizing the team.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 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
Green Crack – Another energizing sativa, Green Crack offers an invigorating mental buzz that can keep you on the edge of your seat during close games1.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energizing
Verb
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Integrating dogs into the workplace can reduce the stress of worrying about them all day, and also potentially save employees money in monitoring cameras and stimulating activities when left home alone.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ketamine works by stimulating the brain’s resilience mechanisms, according to Krystal.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Pink Light takes the inspiring sports drama genre, where athletes have to overcome obstacles in their sport and personal lives, in a new direction as Browne tackles the worsening debate around trans athletes in the media and political spaces.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cola's inspiring story touched thousands of hearts and, ultimately, led to her adoption.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Almost two weeks after his at-home piano concert, which also featured Stanford University professors giving brief inspirational speeches between songs, Radhakrishna was almost halfway to his $100,000 fundraising goal.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Chatting with Declan Bitmead, 17, winner of an inspirational young person award, Harry learned the teen had a younger brother.—
Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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When to go foam-at-the-mouth intense and when to tug on heartstrings with one of her motivational speeches.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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The pair first met during a brief encounter at an awards show in 2012, but didn’t become acquainted until 2019 after the were both booked as speakers at an event in Florida organized by motivational speaker Tony Robbins.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
11 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 16 Sep. 2025.
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