vivifying

present participle of vivify
as in stimulating
to give life, vigor, or spirit to this re-creation of a town in the Old West really vivifies the history that visitors learned in school

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stimulating
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  • In this sense, homes offer a more private and personal environment, which can be comfortable and creatively stimulating.
    Megan Williams, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There has been some evidence that stimulating the nervous system in certain ways could make this recovery go faster, and researchers in China wanted to find out if this could be achieved through music.
    Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Vivifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vivifying. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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