as in excites
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
theatergoers were galvanized by the actor's powerhouse performance as Hamlet
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Stay open to new possibilities, put in the work, and use the insights from coaching to create a career path that excites and fulfills you.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
26 Feb. 2025 -
Choose a side hustle that genuinely excites you.—
Shane Murphy,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Paul takes a local gal to his hotel room for a nightcap, which inspires the gal’s husband to take a chair to Paul’s head.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
10 Mar. 2025
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But Berner would still be white — specifically, the kind of white girl who gets in the face of a Black woman and yells at her that her mere existence inspires violence.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Galvanizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galvanizes. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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