as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
a teacher who knows how to energize history lessons with little-known but interesting facts about long-ago people
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On Sunday, the utility company said transmission lines were energized.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Interaction energizes the room, deepens connections and transforms speeches into meaningful, collaborative experiences.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Manufacturing a whole new powertrain—and sourcing the battery minerals to energize it—is just one half of the challenge.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
In a ceremony held last month, Mehlman and resident Susan Auslander, energized the project by flipping a giant switch, according to officials in a press release.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
Interaction energizes the room, deepens connections and transforms speeches into meaningful, collaborative experiences.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Manufacturing a whole new powertrain—and sourcing the battery minerals to energize it—is just one half of the challenge.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 4 Jan. 2025
In a ceremony held last month, Mehlman and resident Susan Auslander, energized the project by flipping a giant switch, according to officials in a press release.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for energize
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“Energize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energize. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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