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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
Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
In a region where anti-American sentiment is growing, former Colombian President and ex-UNASUR Secretary General Ernesto Samper told that Trump’s interventionism could backfire, energizing leftist movements across Latin America.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
With the sun officially energizing your 10th house of boss moves, Scorpio season puts your ambitions and public persona under the spotlight.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In their inaugural season, the team defied expectations and clinched a playoff berth, energizing fans across California and beyond.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Coffee is known for its energizing effects, and research has linked it to a lower risk of chronic conditions like heart disease and certain cancers.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Saft found the pressure energizing.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mercury and Mars in Scorpio are energizing your community and friendship sector, which could mean dynamic conversations with your crew or joining a collective effort that feels bigger than yourself.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
All the same rules as seeing a movie in a theater apply, combined with the same energizing feelings a live concert gives.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
The standard answer was that Mamdani won the Democratic primary by energizing young voters, leaving Democrats with no option but to endorse their party’s nominee.
—Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
In a region where anti-American sentiment is growing, former Colombian President and ex-UNASUR Secretary General Ernesto Samper told that Trump’s interventionism could backfire, energizing leftist movements across Latin America.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
With the sun officially energizing your 10th house of boss moves, Scorpio season puts your ambitions and public persona under the spotlight.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
In their inaugural season, the team defied expectations and clinched a playoff berth, energizing fans across California and beyond.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
Coffee is known for its energizing effects, and research has linked it to a lower risk of chronic conditions like heart disease and certain cancers.
—Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 20 Oct. 2025
Saft found the pressure energizing.
—Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Mercury and Mars in Scorpio are energizing your community and friendship sector, which could mean dynamic conversations with your crew or joining a collective effort that feels bigger than yourself.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 5 Oct. 2025
All the same rules as seeing a movie in a theater apply, combined with the same energizing feelings a live concert gives.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for energizing
Verb
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Aside from giving each strain their unique smell, terpenes also contribute to effects where some may be sedating (linalool, terpinene, myrcene), stimulating (limonene, pinene) and have medicinal benefits (caryophyllene, beta caryophyllene).—
Carly Fisher,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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Save more serious, heavier pruning for shaping and stimulating new growth for late winter or spring.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Your votes will now help decide who will be the next CNN Hero of the Year and receive an additional $100,000 to continue their inspiring work.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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At the same time, the Canadian-American relationship has been an inspiring, positive example to the rest of the world.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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However, her inspirational hair looks aren’t only defined by the cropped look.—
Essence,
Essence,
30 Oct. 2025
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And keep reading below for more inspirational stories.—
Allison Moses,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And those motivational words, which Rice shared with us, came on a day, mind you, when Kelce had 99 receiving yards, his most in a regular season game in nearly a year.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Oct. 2025
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Strimel is now a motivational speaker who regularly talks about her experience with breast cancer.—
Korin Miller,
Flow Space,
27 Oct. 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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