galvanize

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

From Science Daily ● Feb. 8, 2026

Cheney helped galvanize congressional support for Ronald Reagan’s defense buildup and scored a 90% positive rating from the American Conservative Union.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025

Such a figure could galvanize a broader movement, becoming a powerful symbol for human-AI solidarity.

From Salon ● May 17, 2025

“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

Set in the tumultuous period post-9/11, “American Idiot” galvanizes the youthful spirit of rebellion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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

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

From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023

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

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

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

"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

I bathed slowly in the crusted galvanized bucket.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

It’s been galvanizing to hear cheers on the sidewalk and realize that a crowd has been watching a match.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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

“North” was a galvanizing book for its bog poems as well as sequences such as “Singing School” and “Whatever You Say Say Nothing”:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

“I should tell her I’ve arrived,” Pet said, and Jam jumped up, a current of alarm galvanizing her.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi