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energize

[en-er-jahyz] / ˈɛn ərˌdʒaɪz /


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The multipronged prosecutions in the years after 2021 served only to energize him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

Despite his long-standing presence in California politics, the modest Becerra initially struggled to energize support for his gubernatorial campaign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

“Very similarly to how the music industry runs on the enthusiasm of fans and their attention, politicians actually have to compete and energize voters around their visions and their policies,” she added.

From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026

Does your desire to give back or tackle societal problems energize you?

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

The Court's decision was widely criticized by prosecutors and some politicians, and it seemed to energize the victims' rights movement.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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

In photochemistry, light energizes the catalyst, and the excited catalyst must encounter another molecule through diffusion in order to pass along an electron.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 26, 2025

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

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2025

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

She outraised Graham—$24 million to $2 million—and had the backing of an energized state party.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

He appears to have energized Black voters furious over a Supreme Court decision that could let Republicans eliminate Mississippi’s only majority-Black congressional district while also winning over about a quarter of the white electorate.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026

Another point Privorotsky makes is that if the expansion of future compute is constrained, then the value of existing, energized compute rises as a consequence.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

This campaign has been energized by new tactics - including AI videos designed to grab the headlines - and also by a new face.

From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026

Their marriage had brought her into a world of art and money where everything seemed energized and alive.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

And now, upbeat earnings results are energizing software investors.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

Open, her legions of Filipino fans energizing the entire tournament, even a Monday rainout final.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

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

The mythic dimension may be missing here, but Holmes darkly captivates within the narrower compass of this energizing revival.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026

John Kikulski, a rousing speaker much beloved in the Polish community, was tasked with energizing the eastern Europeans.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield


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