as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
theatergoers were galvanized by the actor's powerhouse performance as Hamlet
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Recent Examples of galvanize
The Gaza protests had been galvanizing for Republicans, who, even before October 7th, had viewed universities as captured by radical thinking on race and politics, rife with grade inflation, and intolerant of conservatives.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The comment galvanized his already firm commitment to uplift Hispanic youth and eventually led to the creation of the Prefreshman Engineering Program, a rigorous summer program that prepares middle and high school students for college-level engineering coursework.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2026
That fight ratcheted up in December when the Kansas City Chiefs announced their plans to move to Kansas, a decision that galvanized local and state leaders around keeping the Royals.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Her novel attitude toward the creative potential of everyday objects was fueled by a collaborative energy and an embrace of the tension between art and design—a tension that remains both unresolved and galvanizing today.
—Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
The comment galvanized his already firm commitment to uplift Hispanic youth and eventually led to the creation of the Prefreshman Engineering Program, a rigorous summer program that prepares middle and high school students for college-level engineering coursework.
—Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Apr. 2026
That fight ratcheted up in December when the Kansas City Chiefs announced their plans to move to Kansas, a decision that galvanized local and state leaders around keeping the Royals.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Her novel attitude toward the creative potential of everyday objects was fueled by a collaborative energy and an embrace of the tension between art and design—a tension that remains both unresolved and galvanizing today.
—Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for galvanize
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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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The expediency of their exchanges (back and forth over a couple of weeks) electrified the planet, especially the mounting viciousness of Lamar’s attack (ad hominem all the way).—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Yungblud gives an electrifying performance onstage at London's O2 Arena on April 24.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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The music that we were inspired by at that time and looking to as luminaries never had a broad appeal.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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The hotel’s 42 guest rooms–all of which have balconies with city views, soft furnishings made from upcycled kimonos and sakiori weavings, parquet flooring inspired by tatami patterns and Nagoya tiles in the bathrooms–occupy two additional floors below the club spaces.—
Terry Ward,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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