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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
  • Nearby, a formal dining room offers seating for up to 10 guests under a breathtaking sloped ceiling.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
  • The four-story spa features 36 treatment rooms, an adult-only pool, and a serene rooftop lounge with breathtaking views.
    Carole Dixon, Travel + Leisure, 18 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
  • New Version Sells Well On June 13, ABBA re-released its namesake album on exciting formats.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • In our house, television is allowed on weekends but not on school days, which, by Saturday, makes getting downstairs and turning it on all the more exciting and urgent for him.
    Jana Pollack, Parents, 24 June 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
  • The Gilded Age is so interesting because some elements feel modern, while others seem way older and more foreign than only a century and a half ago.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 23 June 2025
  • Published on June 22, 2025 Oban Welcome to Taste Test, where every week our critic Jonah Flicker explores the most buzzworthy and interesting whiskeys in the world.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • To add insult to injury, distress at work has been linked to a decrease in innovative work behavior, meaning all that destructive stress ultimately may yield less inspiring work.
    Drew Gerber, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Loved this story from Rustin Dodd about the different inspiring messages being relayed from sports figures to college graduates over the past month.
    Dan Shanoff, New York Times, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The Raptors could at least make Milwaukee an intriguing offer.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
  • Hansen Yang: The 7-1, 249-pound center from China is a potential late first-rounder with intriguing size (9-3 standing reach, nearly 7-3 wingspan, only combine player in top three in both hand length and width) to go with shooting and passing touch.
    Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • There’s just a lot more songs that sound good on the electric guitar.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Participants must bring their own watercraft, personal flotation device, whistle, and a white electric light.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025

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