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to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
  • theatergoers were galvanized by the actor's powerhouse performance as Hamlet

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“Galvanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galvanize. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.

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