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

The violence helped galvanize public support for passage of the Voting Rights Act later that year.

From Salon ● May 17, 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

Ann quickly found a focus for her housing work that fall, in two incidents that would galvanize the black community in Durham over the next few years.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

He can’t figure out what he’s doing there either, but he galvanizes the show with a version of Prince’s “Purple Rain” retitled “Herman Cain” and ultimately proves that he’s nobody’s puppet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 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

Seeing the paper chain in danger galvanizes them into action.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

In all those incidents, bearing witness galvanized the public.

From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

“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

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 galvanized bucket remained perfectly still on top of her head—a great, levitating crown.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

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

‘Just Kids,’ a tale of scrambling toward relevancy as the ‘60s morphed into the ‘70s, makes a kid from the Reagan-Bush years yearn for the galvanizing turbulence of an era gone by.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 19, 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