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as in breathtaking
causing great emotional or mental stimulation
an abstract expressionist who uses a palette of charged colors to great effect
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as in passionate
having or expressing great depth of feeling
a very charged speech that got everyone worked up
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as in provocative
serving or likely to arouse a strong reaction
a muralist who creates politically charged and often controversial works
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as in asked
to set or receive as a price
any shop would charge $100 to repair that thing
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as in imposed
to establish or apply as a charge or penalty
charges a restocking fee for returned merchandise
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as in entrusted
to give a task, duty, or responsibility to
we're charging you with the care of your little sister while we're gone for the evening
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as in ordered
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
charged the soldier to keep watch over the prisoner
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as in accused
to make a claim of wrongdoing against
he has not yet been charged with any crime
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as in filled
to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained
charge a blast furnace with iron ore
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as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
plans to charge the enemy's fortification at daybreak
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as in thrilled
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of
the players are going into this game still charged from their upset victory the week before
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Recent Examples of charged
Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020
Granted, this is a charged and awkward situation even for an adult to manage.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Authorities have charged the 17-year-old with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon or by force likely to produce great bodily injury, according to the statement from police.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Hinge comes pre-charged and ready for use.
—Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 24 Dec. 2020
Granted, this is a charged and awkward situation even for an adult to manage.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2023
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He is being held in lieu of $325,000 bail but has not been charged yet.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
Authorities have charged the 17-year-old with robbery and assault with a deadly weapon or by force likely to produce great bodily injury, according to the statement from police.
—Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Located on the island of Hokkaido, Niseko United brings together four resorts on one mountain, taking winter sports to the next level for skiers and snowboarders alike with its breathtaking views and some of the driest, lightest snow powder in the world.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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The restaurant's open-air treehouse terrace location offers breathtaking views of the Pitons amidst lush island foliage.Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
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Harry has been a passionate player for decades, often competing side by side with his brother, Prince William.Clara Strunck, Glamour, 22 Nov. 2024
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Hannah is particularly passionate about beauty and wellness as a force for good that can lift our...Hannah Coates, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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The Believers Where to Watch: Netflix A provocative Thai series about three young entrepreneurs who attempt to spin a struggling Buddhist temple into a money-making business.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2024
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In the journalist’s provocative new work, Eve Babitz’s diary-like letters provide a window into her fellow literary titan, Joan Didion. 4.The California Independent Booksellers Alliance, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
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Wes Anderson, a Microsoft vice president who oversaw teams working with the Defense Department, asked his staff to prepare forecasts showing which customers were expected to become paying G5 users at the end of the White House Offer, three people who worked in sales told ProPublica.Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
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Prosecutors asked Seeborg for a nine-year prison term.Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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For the past 30 years, California has imposed limits on those limits.Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Oct. 2024
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Canada and the United States have in recent months imposed much higher tariffs of 100 percent on Chinese electric car imports.Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
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In September, Tapia and the union publicly accused Corpus and Aenlle of many of the same claims in the report.Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The Paris prosecutor on Wednesday requested a five-year prison sentence and a five-year ban from public office against far-right leader Marine Le Pen, at a trial where she and 24 others are accused of embezzling European Union funds.Reuters, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recently, a friend who works at a major research company told me that many focus groups, particularly those conducted by low-quality agencies, are filled with professional participants who attend a toothpaste focus group in the morning and an instant soup group in the afternoon.Juan Isaza, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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The share of vacancies filled by people who don't meet the state's standard teacher requirements has been growing.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Roving gangs on scooters attacked and beat Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, overnight in an outburst of what authorities called antisemitic violence.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Charged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charged. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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