as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice
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Recent Examples of electrify
Jamal Cain replaced Wagner and electrified the crowd with a driving dunk over Jalen Duren early in the fourth quarter.
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Over the course of the series’ six episodes, their relationship waxes and wanes, but continues to cast a shadow over their fates until the finale’s electrifying denouement.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
But other areas of the economy have been harder to electrify, such as transportation, heating, and heavy industry, all of which continue to rely on gas and oil.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Amazon has been expanding its freight business for years to create an end-to-end logistics network, and at the same time, to electrify it.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Over the course of the series’ six episodes, their relationship waxes and wanes, but continues to cast a shadow over their fates until the finale’s electrifying denouement.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
But other areas of the economy have been harder to electrify, such as transportation, heating, and heavy industry, all of which continue to rely on gas and oil.
—Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Amazon has been expanding its freight business for years to create an end-to-end logistics network, and at the same time, to electrify it.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for electrify
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Then, on Friday and Saturday, DeCosta would methodically attempt to upgrade his roster at numerous positions — with much of that energy geared toward enhancing star quarterback Lamar Jackson’s reality — a prospect that excited him as the three-day marathon approached.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Strong relationships also tend to go hand-in-hand with finding work that genuinely excites you—something Jassy has emphasized in his own career advice.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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They are also thrilled to be somewhere which, unlike Rikers, isn’t falling apart around them.—
Jonathan Lippman,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Still, the pinnacles of the heartland-rock canon continue to thrill us in unexpected ways.—
Jack Hamilton,
The Atlantic,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Electrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electrify. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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