as in to excite
to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings
Marian Anderson electrified audiences with her soaring operatic voice
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Recent Examples of electrify
The goal is to grow to 10 gigawatts of power—enough to electrify about 7 million homes—on Texas Pacific Land acreage.
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Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
One day, sitting in the front row, watching his father preach on the road, a young Judah felt a jolt in his body, as if electrified.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
After an electrifying first half of the season, Celebrini has made the Canadian team’s roster for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, according to ESPN.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Perhaps more unexpected is that RØZ has achieved all of this not by doing typical pop genres — but by creating a new avenue for themselves with electrifying house and EDM sounds.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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Tapascott said speed alone no longer excites drivers.—
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At Square Peg, I was surrounded by more than two dozen filmmakers — all brilliant, all hand-selected — and exactly none were excited by the prospect of building audience or crafting distribution strategy.—
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And if someone wasn't thrilled with that, that's okay too.—
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Now, Ponce is thrilled to have Resar on his side.—
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“Electrify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/electrify. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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