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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That’s because immigration helps revitalize neighborhoods by stimulating the local economy and strengthening community organization.—
Aubrey Jackson Soller,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Doing so requires stimulating the muscles in a way that encourages hypertrophy, or muscle growth.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Mense, who played under Vitello at Missouri, is tasked with vitalizing an offense that ranked 17th in runs and 22nd in OPS last season.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Vivifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vivifying. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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