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verb

present participle of galvanize

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Recent Examples of galvanizing
Verb
As the courtroom developments unfolded, there were signs that the mayor's troubles were galvanizing opposition against Erdogan's government, which has run Turkey for 22 years. Fox News, 23 Mar. 2025 Retaining talent In the early excitement of the startup stage, galvanizing a new team with a vision and mission is relatively easy. Alison Coleman, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025 Cramming in incident after incident but without the galvanizing energy that De Niro’s usual mob film collaborator Martin Scorsese would have brought to it, The Alto Knights resembles a television miniseries that’s been chopped up for theatrical consumption. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025 Yet to suggest that the Supreme Court did not go far enough, fast enough in galvanizing racially constructive change in American schools after Brown is one thing. Justin Driver, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2025 The day cannot be far distant, one then guesses, when the hard, grinding work of fiscal recovery must be taken up by serious people looking for a galvanizing issue. Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 13 Mar. 2025 While this might seem deeply depressing, Dent's feverishly alive response to a personal and public health emergency is still galvanizing and instructive in its honesty, bravery, and anger. Alissa Quart, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025 The statue will be a tribute to Lee's role in galvanizing the local community to understand its own history, according to CHSA. Shawna Chen, Axios, 7 Mar. 2025 The Bergers have described their mission as galvanizing political allies to take action. Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 28 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galvanizing
Adjective
  • Runners will love the 1,300-foot outdoor running track located on the hotel’s rooftop featuring breathtaking views of the city.
    Monica Mendal, Vogue, 1 July 2025
  • The 54-year-old actor kicked back in a luxury seaside bungalow, complete with a private infinity pool and breathtaking views of the Caribbean Sea.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 24 June 2025
Verb
  • Elsewhere in the interview, the Australian actress revealed that the movie — in which Kidman plays a woman having an affair with a younger man — was thrilling for her.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • With such fine margins at play, a thrilling title race is effectively guaranteed.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Step into the rhythm of the day with ESSENCE PRESENTS: THE COLLECTIVE SET—an immersive sonic experience powered by today’s most exciting DJ crews and music collectives.
    Essence, Essence, 7 July 2025
  • But his most exciting job is as a private investigator.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Verb
  • The survey also touches on challenges residents face in electrifying their homes by using electric appliances and equipment such as induction cooktops, heat pump water heaters, and heat pump air conditioning and heating systems.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2025
  • In 2024, voters passed 46 of 53 ballot measures for funding public transit, providing $25 billion for projects like electrifying bus fleets, expanding service hours, subsidizing fares for low-income riders and other initiatives.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • That in itself is worth discovering, but Jordan, too, is an interesting place to visit, not only because of its history, but also because of its unique geography in the world.
    Alex Ledsom, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
  • Users can request alerts about supernovae or asteroids, for example, then set constraints on just how interesting an event should be to trigger a notification.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • For a home base that’s as inspiring as the journey itself, The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay rises from the cliffs like something out of a coastal daydream.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Truly inspiring and exciting, and so much character.
    Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Looking down from high above produces a novel, intriguing and sometimes ambiguous perspective.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
  • Navy blue's recent surge in popularity is threatening its position as a more intriguing alternative to black or charcoal.
    Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • The location needs to be close to transportation corridors, good water supplies and on a stable electric grid – something easier said than done with current U.S. infrastructure, which earned a C in its 2025 report card from the American Society of Civil Engineers, according to McLaughlin.
    Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • But the state’s chronically high electric rates combined with the disappearance of trust between regulators and utilities has transformed PURA from political backwater to lightning rod and Republican criticism of Lamont’s decision was immediate.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2025

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