as in to stimulate
to give life, vigor, or spirit to
some parlor games that will juice up an otherwise dull evening at home
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Recent Examples of juice up
Her new standalone single (tacked onto the end of Switcheroo on streaming) juices up the album’s aspic basslines and Looney Tunes Foley work with a heavenly host of Hahas.
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Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
Kansas City could use that kind of juice up front, especially after finishing 2025 tied for 22nd in the NFL with 35 sacks.
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Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2026
The Public Service Commission won’t reconsider its approval of a Georgia Power project to make a slew of new power plants to juice up Georgia’s data centers.
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Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Games like this, everyone’s going to be juiced up and ready to go.
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Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for juice up
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
27 Mar. 2026
Kansas City could use that kind of juice up front, especially after finishing 2025 tied for 22nd in the NFL with 35 sacks.
—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2026
The Public Service Commission won’t reconsider its approval of a Georgia Power project to make a slew of new power plants to juice up Georgia’s data centers.
—
Aj Willingham,
AJC.com,
19 Feb. 2026
Games like this, everyone’s going to be juiced up and ready to go.
—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for juice up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juice up
stimulate
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Inside, soy proteins repair and strengthen, copper peptides stimulate keratin production–aka the protein that fortifies and minimizes frizz–and pro-B vitamins amplify fullness.
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Deadheading spent blooms will stimulate the plant to produce more flowers.
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“Juice up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juice%20up. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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