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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galvanize.

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Examples

  • "It's interesting how giving that project a name galvanizes people around it - because it makes it more tangible to them."

    Forbes.com: News George Bradt 2011

  • "It's so great to hear a speech that kind of galvanizes the psyche of a country," Rush said backstage at the SAG Awards, alongside Firth and supporting-actress nominee Helena Bonham Carter, who plays the king's devoted queen.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • "It's so great to hear a speech that kind of galvanizes the psyche of a country," Rush said backstage at the SAG Awards, alongside Firth and supporting-actress nominee

    chicagotribune.com - News 2011

  • "It's so great to hear a speech that kind of galvanizes the psyche of a country," Rush said backstage at the SAG Awards, alongside Firth and supporting-actress nominee

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • "It's so great to hear a speech that kind of galvanizes the psyche of a country," Rush said backstage at the SAG Awards, alongside Firth and supporting-actress nominee Helena Bonham Carter, who plays the king's devoted queen.

    Boston.com Top Stories 2011

  • "It's so great to hear a speech that kind of galvanizes the psyche of a country," Rush said backstage at the SAG Awards, alongside Firth and supporting-actress nominee Helena Bonham Carter, who plays the king's devoted queen.

    Kansas City Star: Front Page 2011

  • "It's so great to hear a speech that kind of galvanizes the psyche of a country," Rush said backstage at the SAG Awards, alongside Firth and supporting-actress nominee Helena Bonham Carter, who plays the king's devoted queen.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • But in that hour onstage, we felt hope, and that is the power of music: it heals, it galvanizes, it empowers.

    Fallin’ Up Steve Dennis 2011

  • There appears to be a visceral force which galvanizes this rash gambler: upon seeing a car far off into the curve-blighted highway, the machismo gene must kick in and a huge invisible weight inexplicably is poured into his right foot, powering the car ahead at great speed.

    Free riding the roads of Mexico 2010

  • Catalytic Philanthropy cuts through divisions by stimulating cross-sector collaborations and mobilizing stakeholders to create shared solutions... it requires a relentless and unending campaign that galvanizes the attention of the many stakeholders involved and unifies their efforts around the pursuit of a common goal.

    Dhani Jones: Creating a Culture of Conversation Dhani Jones 2011

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