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energize

[en-er-jahyz] / ˈɛn ərˌdʒaɪz /


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From his cell, Jin has sought to energize his congregants, reminding them of ideals that have outlasted political regimes for centuries as he defies Xi’s pursuit of total ideological control.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

“For the Baja Blast die-hard, infused with caffeine and a refreshing boost of citrus,” Taco Bell said in a news release, “these patches energize skin and deliver cooling hydration.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 18, 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

Meanwhile, if announcements at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show “are construed as bullish ‘buy the news’ type events,” that could further energize investors, according to Klein.

From MarketWatch Jan. 5, 2026

The challenge then becomes timing the electrical impulses so they energize the gap at the very moment the particles cross, which means generating them from an oscillator working at a fixed frequency.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Without air molecules to slow them down, methane molecules move freely under the influence of gravity, bouncing across the surface as sunlight energizes them and colder temperatures reduce their speed.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Their standoff energizes the play, but this jolt of momentum comes a little too late.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

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

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

From Salon Mar. 14, 2025

“I took painting classes at school and I liked it. It calms me a little. But playing music energizes me. Balance.”

From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi

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

Those energized electrons cross a carefully designed potential step, producing an electrical current that can be measured.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

A grown man can also be energized by hunger, and any weakness in his knees or irregularity in his heartbeat will disappear if he thinks his hunger is about to be assuaged.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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

“It’s an energizing moment,” said David Galperin, a Sotheby’s specialist.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

What they are is addictive, catchy, energizing and undeniable.

From Salon Apr. 4, 2026

“It will allow them to show that they can land a lease and execute on building and energizing capacity.”

From Barron's Jan. 16, 2026

They had become an essential and energizing addiction, changing his expectations about the future and giving him the will to plan for it.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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