as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
a teacher who knows how to energize history lessons with little-known but interesting facts about long-ago people
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Ovechkin has the fourth-most goals in the league, and his chase for Gretzky's all-time career goals record energized the whole team.
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Elegant stone slabs and metals were used throughout to energize the spaces, from the inlay at the entry floor to the wet bar and the powder room mirror surround.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
Then intentionally restructure your days to maximize energizing activities and relationships while minimizing draining ones.
—Dana Williams, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Other elements of her style that recur throughout her fantasy novels are equally energizing.
—Aditi Sriram, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Becky Sullivan, NPR, 18 Apr. 2025
Elegant stone slabs and metals were used throughout to energize the spaces, from the inlay at the entry floor to the wet bar and the powder room mirror surround.
—Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 15 Apr. 2025
Then intentionally restructure your days to maximize energizing activities and relationships while minimizing draining ones.
—Dana Williams, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Other elements of her style that recur throughout her fantasy novels are equally energizing.
—Aditi Sriram, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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The importance of daylight The infrared light found in daylight can modulate inflammation, stimulate collagen production, prevent neurodegeneration, and even optimize mitochondria, which produce energy inside our cells.—
Ana Morales,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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Greece started its golden visa program in 2013 to stabilize housing prices and stimulate growth in a country facing a recession, skyrocketing unemployment, and austerity measures imposed by international lenders.—
Meehika Barua,
HubSpot,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Energize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/energize. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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