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past tense of stimulate
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stimulated

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adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stimulated
Verb
  • The incident was caught on video, making waves online and on local TV news, and provoked an outcry from fellow residents.
    Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025
  • His 1954 run for governor in Connecticut provoked questions about whether the state was ready for a Jewish governor.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • This move has stirred controversy and concern amongst community leaders in New Orleans, a city with a historically high homicide rate.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Musk usefully stirred the pot on this issue.
    The Editors, National Review, 30 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The party has dismissed the raucous town halls in conservative districts as the work of liberal activist groups, which have encouraged people to flood public forums in an attempt to highlight frustrations with the administration.
    Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Before the Democratic National Convention in 1912, McCombs encouraged prominent journalists and editors to write articles supportive of Wilson's nomination.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson has energized the building since his arrival.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
  • After the double, his teammates were energized.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Take a dive into the deep end, and keep scrolling to shop more one-piece bathing suits inspired by Kate Hudson now.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The sitcom, which followed the developers of a fictional fantasy video game, ran for 40 episodes and inspired a recent spinoff series, Side Quest, all four episodes of which premiered last month.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The thick, galvanized frame offers extra strong support.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025
  • Its galvanized steel shell is an affordable change from the resin material that many smaller sheds are made of these days.
    Clint Davis, People.com, 3 May 2025
Adjective
  • The absorbed or scattered light creates a unique pattern called the spectrum, which is effectively the substance’s fingerprint.
    Ambuj Tewari, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Although the mercury hovered at only 5°, all of us became so absorbed in the rabbit chase that no one noticed numb toes and cold ears.
    Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Some of the surviving houses remained empty for seasons on end in the ’80s, their marquees serving as tombstones for the bombs that had fleetingly awakened them from their slumber.
    Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Harry's abruptly awakened by the police literally busting through his door.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Stimulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stimulated. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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