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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Recent Examples of galvanizes
For any team that goes on a run or conjures a moment of sheer drama that galvanizes its nation, those instances are instantly linked to the kits worn at the time.
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Avi Creditor, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
These abuses include the murder of inmates’ infants, a fact that galvanizes the pregnant Alouette (the father of her child, Étienne, is a quarryman) into joining a plan for escape through the Paris sewers.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The idea of a wide-open negotiation, of both personal identity and collective possibility, galvanizes the story that California tells about itself.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The idea of writing about him galvanizes her enough to go see Carol in her Manhattan office, a rarity.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
There can also be some element of surprise in what most galvanizes a crowd.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Slowly but surely, though, and with supreme awkwardness, Ned galvanizes the team.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Now an island tradition, the organization galvanizes a record number of trans people each year to experience Fire Island, often for the first time.
—Fran Tirado, Them., 4 Sep. 2025
Scott’s bold move galvanizes them both, prompting Ilya to accept Shane’s invitation to join the Montreal player at his secluded lakeside cottage.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Avi Creditor, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
These abuses include the murder of inmates’ infants, a fact that galvanizes the pregnant Alouette (the father of her child, Étienne, is a quarryman) into joining a plan for escape through the Paris sewers.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
The idea of a wide-open negotiation, of both personal identity and collective possibility, galvanizes the story that California tells about itself.
—Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
The idea of writing about him galvanizes her enough to go see Carol in her Manhattan office, a rarity.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
There can also be some element of surprise in what most galvanizes a crowd.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2025
Slowly but surely, though, and with supreme awkwardness, Ned galvanizes the team.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Now an island tradition, the organization galvanizes a record number of trans people each year to experience Fire Island, often for the first time.
—Fran Tirado, Them., 4 Sep. 2025
Scott’s bold move galvanizes them both, prompting Ilya to accept Shane’s invitation to join the Montreal player at his secluded lakeside cottage.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galvanizes
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Football, in general, still excites Williams.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 June 2026
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And that's what excites me now in this period of transition in my career.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Her strict economy, honed by her early years of writing and endlessly revising (under the exacting eye of Allene Talmey) tight captions for Vogue, thrills the editor in me.—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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The idea unnerves critics but thrills its architects.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
6 May 2026
Verb
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What starts as one state utility trying to see its own network more clearly could end up as part of the blueprint for how the developing world electrifies its future.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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This transit electrifies creativity, romance, pleasure and self-expression.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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That's what inspires me — being able to support them.—
Loureen Ayyoub,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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After learning their rent is being raised, the pair embark on a reckless night out that inspires an impulsive idea of faking a movie and seeing who shows up.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
9 June 2026
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