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as in thrilled
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 galvanized
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
According to charging documents, Cole bought 12 black end caps and two galvanized end caps from four Home Depots in Northern Virginia between October 2019 and November 2020.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Their deaths galvanized young people across the country.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
This wooden cabinet is crafted with solid fir and galvanized metal doors for weather-resistant, long-lasting storage that can remain outside year-round.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2026
According to charging documents, Cole bought 12 black end caps and two galvanized end caps from four Home Depots in Northern Virginia between October 2019 and November 2020.
—Ryan Mancini, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
The assassination of Khamenei, an octogenarian whose ideology considers martyrdom a religious reward, has galvanized his supporters.
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Their deaths galvanized young people across the country.
—Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galvanized
Adjective
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When your capillaries expand, the surrounding nerves become stimulated and send messages to the brain, which reads the sensation as itching.—
Fara Rosenzweig,
Outside,
24 Jan. 2026
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That may present the challenge of not allowing people to imagine the scene for themselves which, in our over stimulated era, might be seen as spoon-feeding our imagination.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The Academy’s producers can’t be thrilled a potential winner isn’t confirmed to be sitting in the audience.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
13 Mar. 2026
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The only person who isn’t thrilled about this development?—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Texas Democrats turned out in numbers not seen in decades for last week’s Senate primary, a surge that outpaced Republicans and signaled an energized electorate heading toward November.—
William Tong,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Marks said voters seemed very energized.—
Rachel Royster
Updated March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Last year, in addition to Mensik, exciting young players such as Joao Fonseca of Brazil and Alex Eala of the Philippines electrified crowds.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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His second-inning grand slam against Chinese Taipei electrified the crowd, made the day of one big baseball fan and virtually put an end to Samurai Japan’s blowout victory.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But a possible second-round matchup excited the players even more.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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But all those concept records were sort of flying about then, and for a while afterwards, so we were just being excited by the zeitgeist then.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The old pals get the jump on the hitmen, and an invigorated Lee later volunteers to help the General in his feud with local liquor magnate Jeremiah Dunmire (Robert Patrick).—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Nov. 2025
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This year’s edition gathers global heavyweights — Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, Lav Díaz, Kelly Reichardt, Pietro Marcello, Ildikó Enyedi, Christian Petzold, László Nemes and Gianfranco Rosi — alongside an invigorated generation of Spanish filmmakers.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Is there a more apt word than ‘inspired’?—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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Leafing through last year’s Oscar issue, Homer French was inspired enough to paint an Oscar lying among the King Clone creosote, an 11,700-year-old plant considered one of the oldest living organisms on Earth.—
Michael Slenske,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The irony was painful in that, seemingly overnight, the very things that most enlivened and sustained me—reading, watching movies, seeing friends, making love, sitting quietly by myself—were crowded out by a child whose needs absorbed nearly all of my energy and time.—
Daniel Smith,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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