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energize

[en-er-jahyz] / ˈɛn ərˌdʒaɪz /


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"I believe I can help make the Philadelphia 76ers a championship team and I am so excited to energize a new fanbase and start this incredible journey one last time," James said on X.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Unlike recent contests to lead the nation’s most populous state, this year’s gubernatorial contest failed to energize the electorate.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2026

But most analysts believe that relief the war is over can further energize risk appetite.

From MarketWatch May 29, 2026

The race has become a test of strategy: Crockett argues her combative style will energize turnout, while Talarico presents himself as a bridge to moderates and disaffected Republicans.

From Barron's Mar. 3, 2026

Just being at Garland seemed to energize her.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman

Another issue that energizes Ms. Dhillon is “aggressive police consent decrees”—legally binding settlements between the Justice Department and local police departments that compel the latter to pursue or avoid certain practices.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 27, 2026

As the hot core becomes exposed, it emits intense radiation that energizes the surrounding gas, producing the glowing shells seen in planetary nebulae such as the Helix, Stingray, and Butterfly nebulae.

From Science Daily Feb. 13, 2026

Soderbergh’s sleek direction pours over the viewer like smooth espresso and energizes just as much too.

From Salon Mar. 14, 2025

“I’ve performed now for 25 years, a long time ... so honestly I’m comfortable in the circumstances now, where I can look out into an audience — in fact it energizes me, rather than weakens.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2023

The song ends, I catch my breath, and I breathe in everyone’s roaring applause, I breathe in their love, and it energizes me to grab Rufus’s hand while he’s bowing.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Thurston, recently back from a visit to China and meetings with companies, was energized by what she saw.

From Barron's Jun. 23, 2026

Mr. Sorey’s band moves from down-home blues to church-service uplift to the sort of energized ritual that characterizes “creative music,” a practice for which Mr. Sorey is now a forceful lodestar.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Pedro Pizarro, chief executive of Edison International, later said that a leading theory of the fire’s ignition was that the idle line became energized briefly through induction, sparking the fire.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

These albums will keep you energized to thrive another day.

From Salon Jun. 5, 2026

After a minute, he stopped walking, faced us, and, newly energized, exclaimed that this incident — the assegai striking the wire — symbolized the clash between the culture of Africa and that of Europe.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

And while the movement’s stars like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mamdani might be the personalities energizing volunteers, the door-knocking they do is getting people elected up and down the ballot.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

William Carlos Angulo’s choreography is unfailingly kinetic, but participating in a party is more energizing than watching one at a remove.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 20, 2026

Crockett, a 44-year-old African-American lawyer, argues the party needs a fighter capable of energizing turnout and commanding attention through sharp, viral exchanges with Republicans.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

You asked…“Who are the people who are energizing the game right now?”

From Salon Nov. 3, 2025

I found working with such interesting and intelligent people tremendously energizing.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson




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