as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
theatergoers were galvanized by the actor's powerhouse performance as Hamlet
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Recent Examples of galvanize
His bombastic style, unfiltered rhetoric, and policy disruptions galvanized the Republican base while triggering a seismic reaction among Democrats.
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Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Chapman responded to those findings with a campaign to galvanize churches to renew their commitment to giving to the SBC’s collective needs — echoing Iorg’s recent attempts to combat budget shortfalls.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
The case has galvanized the city, drawing a large amount of volunteers to help police search for Scott.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
His bombastic style, unfiltered rhetoric, and policy disruptions galvanized the Republican base while triggering a seismic reaction among Democrats.
—Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Nafees Alam, Twin Cities, 22 Oct. 2025
Chapman responded to those findings with a campaign to galvanize churches to renew their commitment to giving to the SBC’s collective needs — echoing Iorg’s recent attempts to combat budget shortfalls.
—Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
The case has galvanized the city, drawing a large amount of volunteers to help police search for Scott.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
His bombastic style, unfiltered rhetoric, and policy disruptions galvanized the Republican base while triggering a seismic reaction among Democrats.
—Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galvanize
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As Semafor previously reported, many inside the magazine were excited by Guiducci’s arrival, believing the old Vanity Fair was moving too slowly, had fallen too far outside the zeitgeist, and had lost some of its sheen.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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In this case, intense ultraviolet light from the supernova excites surrounding helium atoms, and these atoms then transfer energy to other elements like oxygen and nitrogen also present around the dying star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Reflecting on their big day a few weeks later, the newlyweds said they are still thrilled with the way their big day turned out.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Diamondbacks, though, were never thrilled to deal Varsho.—
Tyler Kepner,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Though conventional in its concept (family moves into house, spirits possess family, paranormal investigators exorcize spirits), the movie's significance comes from its execution, which electrified audiences with ominous clapping hands and expert control of tension.—
Michael Lee Simpson,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Oct. 2025
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Vehicles were becoming electrified and software-defined.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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Its success inspired a wave of canal building in other states, although the economic benefit of these other canals is dubious in retrospect.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
26 Oct. 2025
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The aftermath of that crash inspired her branch of the Brown family tree to reshape the Louisville medical scene.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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