gingering (up)

present participle of ginger (up)
as in stimulating
to give life, vigor, or spirit to find some human-interest anecdotes that will ginger up this news article on the recent downturn in the economy

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  • But at the time, the theory that providing children with stimulating activities would help them more than rote learning and academic drills was revolutionary.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025
  • For only the second time in at least a decade, top leaders last month made stimulating spending and domestic demand their top priority in 2025.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Gingering (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gingering%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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