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
Instead, the loss galvanized the Buckeyes and fueled their victories against Tennessee, Oregon, Texas and Notre Dame in the first year of the 12-team CFP.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 July 2025
The tiger shark had taken the bait at about 2 p.m. and the rapid-fire click of the reel had galvanized Walter Maxwell and his shark fishing friends.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
His mother often emphasized that point by telling him the story of Emmett Till, a Black teenager whose brutal murder in Mississippi in 1955 helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The allegations of corruption and law enforcement tainting the investigation into O’Keefe’s death was a galvanizing force for Read’s supporters.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 7 July 2025
The tiger shark had taken the bait at about 2 p.m. and the rapid-fire click of the reel had galvanized Walter Maxwell and his shark fishing friends.
—Donald Millus, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2025
His mother often emphasized that point by telling him the story of Emmett Till, a Black teenager whose brutal murder in Mississippi in 1955 helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The allegations of corruption and law enforcement tainting the investigation into O’Keefe’s death was a galvanizing force for Read’s supporters.
—Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galvanize
Verb
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Still the project excites me the way those first NYer pieces did.—
John Updike,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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What excites me most is how these trends intersect.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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We were thrilled with the result, and more importantly the audience was thrilled with the result.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
17 July 2025
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The debut launch came in January, thrilling crowds that were gathered only 5 miles south of the site.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 July 2025
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In just eight years, Shenzhen became the first city to electrify 100 percent of its public buses—16,359, to be exact, as reported by Bloomberg.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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Look, nobody is saying that the second season of Squid Game reached the same levels of electrifying suspense and horror as the first.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
15 July 2025
Verb
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The name was inspired by the property it’s built on.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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His 2024 album Tears on the Beach, inspired by his time on Survivor, featured collaborations between indie rockers and reality stars—pairings that included Mannequin Pussy’s Marisa Dabice with Season 45 winner Dee Valladares, and Shannon Shaw alongside Coach Benjamin Wade, a.k.a.—
Sarah Grant,
Rolling Stone,
14 July 2025
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“Galvanize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galvanize. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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