galvanize

But I’d argue that Fennell intends to galvanize thought and action, not outrage.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was also likely a means to galvanize himself against how that experience alerted him to the omnipresent nearness of death.

From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026

We have to galvanize our people to understand that the power is within us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Even starting a niche, alternative product can help galvanize broader change, said Jiye Son, the founder and chief executive of Anew, noting that a lot of chemical companies also have cosmetic departments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026

“Kudirat’s death will not be in vain, it will only galvanize the democratic movement in a way that even her life did not! I just wrote an article about this issue online in Nigerian Village.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

It just sort of galvanizes and I'm seeing all of that now.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

“Louisiana’s Jena Six beating case galvanizes S.F.’s ‘black MoveOn,’ ” San Francisco Chronicle, Sept. 22, 2007.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024

It galvanizes us to stand up for our rights and advocate for a politics of equity, justice, transparency and solidarity.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024

These dynamics are very different from other evolutionary systems where inter-group conflict galvanizes cooperative responses -- the nested and sequential nature of the evolution of natural resource governance systems causes the difference.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2024

Seeing the paper chain in danger galvanizes them into action.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The Jim Crow Era ushered in a new kind of slavery but eventually galvanized Congress to establish some of its most impactful legislation, in the VRA and the Civil Rights Act.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

“He’s galvanized us, and I think he’s made America believe in the UAW again,” said Tracy Green, who leads a UAW local representing GM workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Platner galvanized an enthusiastic base of supporters and weathered months of controversies surrounding his personal life by selling a story of redemption and what he called “healthy” masculinity.

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026

They were there when the devastating Santa Barbara oil spill blackened beaches, turned the shoreline into a wildlife graveyard, and galvanized grassroots defense of the coast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026

The Jesse Owens story had already galvanized much of the nation, driving home what exactly was at stake in these Olympic Games.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

Perhaps, someday in the future, the spirit of 2020 will be revived with a new galvanizing philosophy: Most of our fellow citizens might actually be good people.

From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026

She died days after the Women’s March, a galvanizing nationwide event attended by many who count her among the forces that awakened their feminism.

From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026

She said the peaceful demonstrations since the start of the sprawling immigration raids were a strength of the movement galvanizing against the raids.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

The galvanizing anthem, written for the film by Stephen Schwartz, was a technical and emotional feat.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

But they had not reckoned with the horrors of hex—or with the galvanizing personality of Ernest Lawrence.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik