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

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani showed how social media can be a more effective medium to reach and galvanize young voters.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

"We hope that this study will galvanize efforts to have yeast on board in future space explorations."

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026

She had grown up in West Texas, and it was obvious to her that high school football could galvanize a community and help keep it together.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

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

Such evidence of depravity typically galvanizes global action and demands for justice.

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023

That’s not so easy, it turns out, which galvanizes Cathy Marie into action.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2023

Seeing the paper chain in danger galvanizes them into action.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

The Liuzzo family was harassed for their mother’s activism even after her death, but the event galvanized activists all over the country, becoming one impetus for Congress to finally pass the landmark 1965 legislation.

From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026

Many were galvanized by the police’s decision over the weekend to forcibly hospitalize a prominent activist who has been on a hunger strike in support of the movement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 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

"In the winter time, when the weather's bad, that's kind of when we thrive... We're open 365 days a year," said Matuszewski, who described how the World Cup had galvanized interest in soccer.

From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026

In a corner of the room stand two galvanized buckets filled to the rim with water.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Both Rooney and Kate are keenly aware of how petrifying it can be to be perceived, and how galvanizing it can be as well, and they bring both senses to their shared performance.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

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

Despite the uproar, experts said the salute by Smith and Carlos was a defining moment for Black people, galvanizing the Civil Rights Movement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 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

Rather, he “devoured” the book: it struck him like a jolt of electricity, both paralyzing and galvanizing him.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee